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Antigone
by SophoclesSophocles addresses themes of civil disobedience, fidelity, and love for family; and questions which law is greater: the gods' or man's--in this play that challenged many established mores of Ancient Greece.
Antigone
by SophoclesIn his long life, Sophocles (born ca. 496 B.C., died after 413) wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls the children of Oedipus. With its passionate speeches and sensitive probing of moral and philosophical issues, this powerful drama enthralled its first Athenian audiences and won great honors for Sophocles.The setting of the play is Thebes. Polynices, son of Oedipus, has led a rebellious army against his brother, Eteocles, ruler of Thebes. Both have died in single combat. When Creon, their uncle, assumes rule, he commands that the body of the rebel Polynices be left unburied and unmourned, and warns that anyone who tampers with his decree will be put to death.Antigone, sister of Polynices, defies Creon's order and buries her brother, claiming that she honors first the laws of the gods. Enraged, Creon condemns her to be sealed in a cave and left to die. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, which remains today one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas.
Antigone (Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama)
by Sophocles Contribution By Translated By P. E. Easterling David Franklin Edited John Harrison Edited Judith AffleckTreating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations. Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentaries, including suggestions for discussion and analysis. In addition, numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage students to explore the play's dramatic qualities. Antigone is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation and Drama. Useful features include full synopsis of the play, commentary alongside translation for easy reference and a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre. Antigone is aimed primarily at A-level and undergraduate students in the UK, and college students in North America.
Antigone (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesAntigone (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Jean Anouilh Making the reading experience fun! Antigone (SparkNotes Literature Guide) Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:*chapter-by-chapter analysis *explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
by Helen MoralesA witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé.The picture of classical antiquity most of us learned in school is framed in certain ways -- glossing over misogyny while omitting the seeds of feminist resistance. Many of today's harmful practices, like school dress codes, exploitation of the environment, and rape culture, have their roots in the ancient world.But in Antigone Rising, classicist Helen Morales reminds us that the myths have subversive power because they are told -- and read -- in different ways. Through these stories, whether it's Antigone's courageous stand against tyranny or the indestructible Caeneus, who inspires trans and gender queer people today, Morales uncovers hidden truths about solidarity, empowerment, and catharsis.Antigone Rising offers a fresh understanding of the stories we take for granted, showing how we can reclaim them to challenge the status quo, spark resistance, and rail against unjust regimes.
Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths
by Helen MoralesA witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé.The picture of classical antiquity most of us learned in school is framed in certain ways -- glossing over misogyny while omitting the seeds of feminist resistance. Many of today's harmful practices, like school dress codes, exploitation of the environment, and rape culture, have their roots in the ancient world.But in Antigone Rising, classicist Helen Morales reminds us that the myths have subversive power because they are told -- and read -- in different ways. Through these stories, whether it's Antigone's courageous stand against tyranny or the indestructible Caeneus, who inspires trans and gender queer people today, Morales uncovers hidden truths about solidarity, empowerment, and catharsis.Antigone Rising offers a fresh understanding of the stories we take for granted, showing how we can reclaim them to challenge the status quo, spark resistance, and rail against unjust regimes.(P) 2020 Hachette Audio
Antigone's Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death (The Wellek Library Lectures)
by Judith ButlerThe celebrated author of Gender Trouble here redefines Antigone's legacy, recovering her revolutionary significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. Butler's new interpretation does nothing less than reconceptualize the incest taboo in relation to kinship—and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change. <P><P>Antigone, the renowned insurgent from Sophocles's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. But what has remained unclear is whether she escapes from the forms of power that she opposes. Antigone proves to be a more ambivalent figure for feminism than has been acknowledged, since the form of defiance she exemplifies also leads to her death. Butler argues that Antigone represents a form of feminist and sexual agency that is fraught with risk. Moreover, Antigone shows how the constraints of normative kinship unfairly decide what will and will not be a livable life.Butler explores the meaning of Antigone, wondering what forms of kinship might have allowed her to live. Along the way, she considers the works of such philosophers as Hegel, Lacan, and Irigaray. How, she asks, would psychoanalysis have been different if it had taken Antigone—the "postoedipal" subject—rather than Oedipus as its point of departure? If the incest taboo is reconceived so that it does not mandate heterosexuality as its solution, what forms of sexual alliance and new kinship might be acknowledged as a result? The book relates the courageous deeds of Antigone to the claims made by those whose relations are still not honored as those of proper kinship, showing how a culture of normative heterosexuality obstructs our capacity to see what sexual freedom and political agency could be.
Antigone's Example: Early Modern Women's Political Writing in Times of Civil War from Christine de Pizan to Helen Maria Williams
by Mihoko SuzukiThis book investigates early modern women’s interventions in politics and the public sphere during times of civil war in England and France. Taking this transcultural and comparative perspective, and the period designation “early modern” expansively, Antigone’s Example identifies a canon of women’s civil-war writings; it elucidates their historical specificity as well as the transhistorical context of civil war, a context which, it argues, enabled women’s participation in political thought.
Antigone's Ghosts: The Long Legacy of War and Genocide in Five Countries
by Mark A. WolfgramSophocles' play Antigone is a starting point for understanding the perpetual problems of human societies, families, and individuals, who are caught up in the terrible aftermath of mass violence. What is one to do after the killing has stopped? What can be done to prevent a round of new violence? The tragic and dramatic tension in the play is put in motion by setting an unyielding Antigone against King Creon. As we see through the investigation of how Germany, Japan, Spain, Yugoslavia and Turkey have dealt with their histories of mass violence and genocide in the 20th century, the forces represented by Antigone and Creon remain very much part of our world today. Through a comparison of the five countries, their political institutions, and cultural traditions, we begin to appreciate the different pathways that societies have taken when confronting their violent histories. Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.
Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra (Oxford World's Classics)
by Sophocles Edith Hall H. D. F. KittoThis volume of Antigone, Oedipus the King, Electra contains three masterpieces by the Greek playwright Sophocles, widely regarded since antiquity as the greatest of all the tragic poets. The vivid translations, which combine elegance and modernity, are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy, and are equally suitable for reading for pleasure, study, or theatrical performance. With this edition, readers are not only offered the most influential and famous of Sophocles' works in one volume, but they are presented with two plays dominated by a female heroic figure, and the experience of the two great dynasties featured in Greek tragedy--the houses of Oedipus and Agamemnon.
Antigone: A New Adaptation of the Classic Greek Tragedy
by Hollie McNishA modern retelling of Sophocles' classic play, Antigone, by bestselling writer and poet Hollie McNishAs the daughter of Oedipus, Antigone was dealt a cruel hand at birth - even within the bounds of Grecian tragedy. When her brothers are slain fighting for the throne of Thebes, Antigone finds herself pitted against her uncle, the newly crowned King Creon. In defiance of the king, Antigone buries her brother's body, a choice she may pay for dearly.In this new adaptation, we see Sophocles' play reignited by bestselling poet and writer Hollie McNish. Hollie's considered retelling brings Sophocles' original text to a modern-day audience, illuminating the remarkable resemblances between ancient Greek thought and the society we grapple with today.'[Hollie McNish] writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love . . . She's always been one of my favourites' Kae Tempest
Antigone: A New Adaptation of the Classic Greek Tragedy
by Hollie McNishA modern retelling of Sophocles' classic play, Antigone, by bestselling writer and poet Hollie McNishAs the daughter of Oedipus, Antigone was dealt a cruel hand at birth - even within the bounds of Grecian tragedy. When her brothers are slain fighting for the throne of Thebes, Antigone finds herself pitted against her uncle, the newly crowned King Creon. In defiance of the king, Antigone buries her brother's body, a choice she may pay for dearly.In this new adaptation, we see Sophocles' play reignited by bestselling poet and writer Hollie McNish. Hollie's considered retelling brings Sophocles' original text to a modern-day audience, illuminating the remarkable resemblances between ancient Greek thought and the society we grapple with today.'[Hollie McNish] writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love . . . She's always been one of my favourites' Kae Tempest
Antigone: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions #0)
by Sophocles“Murnaghan has rendered Sophocles’ notoriously thorny verse into a text that pulsates with intimacy and immediacy without sacrificing power and nuance, creating a translation that will remain fresh for a very long time. The accompanying material is so thoughtfully curated that the volume as a whole serves as a full introductory course to this extraordinary play and its outsized cultural impact.” —Ella Haselswerdt, University of California, Los Angeles This Norton Critical Edition includes: Sheila Murnaghan’s celebrated new translation of Sophocles’ famed Greek tragedy depicting the deadly conflict between Antigone—daughter of Oedipus—and her uncle Creon, the unyielding new ruler of Thebes. A full introduction exploring the themes and performance history of the play, a detailed note on the translation, and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan. In “Contexts,” ancient sources translated by Sheila Murnaghan that provide cultural backgrounds and are accompanied by modern perspectives. In “Criticism,” essays on the themes of the play, including perspectives on gender relations, Athenian political institutions, and the legacy of the play in modern adaptations. A chronology and a selected bibliography. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.
Antigone: A Play (The Oedipus Cycle #3)
by SophoclesThe classic Greek tragedy about a woman who valiantly defies a tyrant to honor her brother and please the gods.When Polynices—a military leaders in Thebes&’s civil war—dies on the battlefield, Thebes&’s ruler, Creon, decrees that Polynices&’s body will lie unburied and left as prey for the vultures. But Antigone, the late warrior&’s sister, answers to a higher authority than the state, and breaks the law to follow her conscience and bury her brother with the proper rites. Antigone&’s act of civil disobedience urges great upheaval in this timeless play that explores the conflicts that can arise between worldly and divine law, and the questions raised by the idea of individual freedom.
Antigonick
by Anne CarsonAn illustrated new translation of Sophokles' Antigone. Anne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho, Simonides, Aiskhylos, Sophokles and Euripides. Antigonick is her seminal work. Sophokles' luminous and disturbing tragedy is here given an entirely fresh language and presentation. This paperback edition includes a new preface by the author, "Dear Antigone."
Antigua and My Life Before: A Novel
by Margaret Sayers Peden Marcella SerranoJosefa Ferrer, a famous Chilean singer and star, awakens one morning to read in the Santiago newspaper that her best friend, Violeta, has been involved in a brutal act of violence. Overwhelmed with regret and plagued with guilt for not having foreseen the tragedy, Josefa feels compelled to tell Violeta's life story--one marked by lost ideals, disillusionment, and grief--which is ultimately Josefa's story, too. Through the interwoven lives of these two women, Marcela Serrano explores how the demands of a woman's role as mother, wife, lover, and friend are frequently at odds with her own dreams and aspirations, and how easily the fragile bonds of friendship and family can be strained to the breaking point. For Josefa and Violeta, it is only in Antigua, under the watchful eyes of "the others"--a chorus of female ancestral spirits who testify to the women's defining moments of strength and courage--that Josefa and Violeta will discover that even in the aftermath of violence and betrayal they have control over their destinies and their redemption. Exquisitely crafted and written in beautiful, lyrical prose, Marcela Serrano's unforgettable novel about friendship, forgiveness, and second chances speaks to every woman who has experienced the wrenching divide between professional ambition and family responsibility, who has been torn between the excitement of illicit passion and the security of marriage, who has craved the thrill of success while yearning for solitude in an often chaotic, invasive world.
Antiguos secretos
by Katherine Garbera Luis Pugni¿Sería acertado mezclar los negocios con el placer? Henry Devonshire era el hijo ilegítimo de Malcolm Devonshire, dueóo de Everest Records. Henry era un hombre irresistible, cuyo objetivo consistía en convertirse en el heredero del imperio de su padre moribundo. La única persona que podía ayudarle a conseguirlo era Astrid Taylor, su encantadora asistente personal; sin embargo, no contaba con la atracción que experimentaría hacia ella y que podía costarle a Henry, literalmente, una fortuna.
Antiheroes: Heroes, Villains, and the Fine Line Between
by Jennifer Crusie Adam-Troy Castro Mary BorsellinoThe most interesting characters are almost never the good guys. Doing the right thing is great and all, but a little bit of darkness—or a lot of it—often makes for a more engaging story. Antiheroes: Heroes, Villains, and the Fine Line Between is dedicated to the dark heroes and sympathetic villains we love. Find out why William McKinley High's agonist Sue Sylvester is essential to Glee. Discover where your favorite comic book character falls on the continuum of good and evil. Weigh in on Twilight's very dangerous boy Edward Cullen: romantic, sparkly hero, or sociopath suffering from Antisocial Personality Disorder? Plus other essays on: The Vampire Diaries' most antiheroic antihero, Damon Salvatore America's favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan, and the nature (and nurture) of evil The curious appeal of Alias' Arvin Sloane Supernatural's vampire hunter-cum-vampire Gordon Walker The shared monstrosity of Spider-Man, Doc Ock, and the Green Goblin Gun-slinging necromancer Anita Blake, and the benefits (and pitfalls) of embracing the monster within This brand new, e-book only collection of essays—"remixed" from previous Smart Pop series titles—gives a funny and thought-provoking in-depth look at the antihero, from the villains just a little too good to be unequivocal bad guys, and the heroes just a bit too bad to be truly good.
Antilia: Sword and Song
by Kate Story“An utterly contemporary, exquisitely imagined parallel-world fantasy with a deeply satisfying plot and unforgettable characters” (Holly Bennett, author of Redwing). It’s the near future, and the world is on the brink of war. The paths of two lonely teens converge, caught in an uncontrollable current crashing through time and space. Rowan and Ophelia discover they share a place that’s the stuff of childhood dreams. In Antilia there is magic, and humans walk alongside minor gods and mythological beings. But all is not what it seems, and the two are pulled inexorably into a divided realm. Separated and unable to get home, they find Antilia and Earth’s fate are forged together. Can Ophelia and Rowan repair the damage, fulfill their destinies, and save both worlds from annihilation? Antilia: Sword and Song is an epic story of survival and self-discovery. “You know a good book as soon as you start it. It sings to you and makes an immediate connection. That’s what happened to me with Kate Story’s Antilia. I loved everything about the book.” —Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award–winning author
Antillia (The Backwaters Prize in Poetry Honorable Mention)
by Henrietta GoodmanWinner of the Backwaters Prize in Poetry Honorable Mention The title poem of this collection refers to the phantom island of Antillia, included on maps in the fifteenth century but later found not to exist. The ghosts that haunt this collection are phantom islands, moon lakes, lasers used to clean the caryatids at the Acropolis, earlier versions of the self, suicides, a madam from the Old West, petroleum, snapdragons, pets, ice apples, Casper, and a &“resident ghost&” who makes the domestic realm of &“the cradle and the bed&” uninhabitable. The ghosts are sons, fathers &“asleep in front of the TV,&” and a variety of exes—&“lost boys&” with names like The Texan and Mr. No More Cowboy Hat whom Henrietta Goodman treats with snarky wit but also with grief, guilt, and love. Although memories pervade this collection, these poems also look forward and outward into a world where social inequality and environmental disaster meet the possibility of metamorphosis.
Antim Aranya: अन्तिम अरण्य
by Nirmal Vermaअन्तिम अरण्य यह जानने के लिए भी पढ़ा जा सकता है कि बाहर से एक कालक्रम में बँधा होने पर भी उपन्यास की अन्दरूनी संरचना उस कालक्रम से निरूपित नहीं है। अन्तिम अरण्य का उपन्यास-रूप न केवल काल से निरूपित है, बल्कि वह स्वयं काल को दिक् में स्पेस में रूपान्तरित करता है। उनका फॉर्म स्मृति में से अपना आकार ग्रहण करता है– उस स्मृति से जो किसी कालक्रम से बँधी नहीं है, जिसमें सभी कुछ एक साथ है– अज्ञेय से शब्द उधार लेकर कहें तो जिसमें सभी चीज़ो का ‘क्रमहीन सहवर्तित्व’ है। यह ‘क्रमहीन सहवर्तित्व’ क्या काल को दिक् में बदल देना नहीं है?… यह प्राचीन भारतीय कथाशैली का एक नया रूपान्तर है। लगभग हर अध्याय अपने में एक स्वतन्त्र कहानी पढ़ने का अनुभव देता है और साथ ही उपन्यास की अन्दरूनी संरचना में वह अपने से पूर्व के अध्याय से निकलता और आगामी अध्याय को अपने में से निकालता दिखाई देता है। एक ऐसी संरचना जहाँ प्रत्येक स्मृति अपने में स्वायत्त भी है और एक स्मृतिलोक का हिस्सा भी। यह रूपान्तर औपचारिक नहीं है और सीधे पहचान में नहीं आता क्योंकि यहाँ किसी प्राचीन युक्ति का दोहराव नहीं है। भारतीय कालबोध-सभी कालों और भुवनों की समवर्तिता के बोध-के पीछे की भावदृष्टि यहाँ सक्रिय है।
Antima: अंतिमा
by Manav Kaulकभी लगता था कि लंबी यात्राओं के लिए मेरे पैरों को अभी कई और साल का संयम चाहिए। वह एक उम्र होगी जिसमें किसी लंबी यात्रा पर निकला जाएगा। इसलिए अब तक मैं छोटी यात्राओँ ही करता रहा था। यूँ किन्हीं छोटी यात्राओं के बीच मैं भटक गया था और मुझे लगने लगा था कि यह छोटी यात्रा मेरे भटकने की वजह से एक लंबी यात्रा में तब्दील हो सकती है। पर इस उत्सुकता के आते ही अगले मोड़ पर ही मुझे उस यात्रा के अंत का रास्ता मिल जाता और मैं फिर उपन्यास के बजाय एक कहानी लेकर घर आ जाता। हर कहानी, उपन्यास हो जाने का सपना अपने भीतर पाले रहती है। तभी इस महामारी ने सारे बाहर को रोक दिया और सारा भीतर बिखरने लगा। हम तैयार नहीं थे और किसी भी तरह की तैयारी काम नहीं आ रही थी। जब हमारे, एक तरीक़े के इंतज़ार ने दम तोड़ दिया और इस महामारी को हमने जीने का हिस्सा मान लिया तब मैंने ख़ुद को संयम के दरवाज़े के सामने खड़ा पाया। इस बार भटकने के सारे रास्ते बंद थे। इस बार छोटी यात्रा में लंबी यात्रा का छलावा भी नहीं था। इस बार भीतर घने जंगल का विस्तार था और उस जंगल में हिरन के दिखते रहने का सुख था। मैंने बिना झिझके संयम का दरवाज़ा खटखटाया और ‘अंतिमा’ ने अपने खंडहर का दरवाज़ा मेरे लिए खोल दिया।
Antimatter (Deep Space Nine #8)
by John VornholtThe Bajoran shipyard is assigned to build an engine for a new starship, a project which could be instrumental in revitalizing the planet's war-ravished economy. As Commander Sisko awaits the arrival of a tanker containing the antimatter that will power the starship, a band of hijackers captures the extremely valuable cargo and escapes through the wormhole. When the hijacking spurs a political debate, Major Kira struggles to mediate the dispute between the opposing factions. Meanwhile, Sisko makes a desperate move to retrieve the antimatter. With the stability of the Bajoran economy at stake, Sisko, Dax, and Odo infiltrate the hijackers, a move that could have deadly consequences for them and the planet Bajor.
Antimatter Blues: A Mickey7 Novel (Mickey7 #2)
by Edward AshtonEdward Ashton's Antimatter Blues is the thrilling follow up to Mickey7 in which an expendable heads out to explore new terrain for human habitation.Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and much to his own surprise, Mickey Barnes is still alive—that last part thanks almost entirely to the fact that Commander Marshall believes that the colony’s creeper neighbors are holding an antimatter bomb, and that Mickey is the only one who’s keeping them from using it. Mickey’s just another colonist now. Instead of cleaning out the reactor core, he spends his time these days cleaning out the rabbit hutches. It’s not a bad life.It’s not going to last.It may be sunny now, but winter is coming. The antimatter that fuels the colony is running low, and Marshall wants his bomb back. If Mickey agrees to retrieve it, he’ll be giving up the only thing that’s kept his head off of the chopping block. If he refuses, he might doom the entire colony. Meanwhile, the creepers have their own worries, and they’re not going to surrender the bomb without getting something in return. Once again, Mickey finds the fate of two species resting in his hands. If something goes wrong this time, though, he won’t be coming back.
Antimercantilism in Late Medieval English Literature
by Roger A. LaddThis study explores the relationship between ideology and subjectivity in late medieval literature, documenting the trajectory of antimercantile ideology against major developments in economic theory and practice in the later Middle Ages.