The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone. Seamus Heaney, Sophocles

The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone


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The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone Seamus Heaney, Sophocles
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Credits: The quotations from Antigonick can be found here, from Robert Fagles' translation of Antigone here, and from Seamus Heaney's translation (The Burial at Thebes) here. It means that there is something uniquely pure about her story of standing up to King Creon and demanding the burial of her brother who has been left to rot outside the walls of Thebes as an example to others. Feb 25, 2012 - In the oldest version of the story, the funeral of Polynices takes place during Oedipus' reign in Thebes, however, this is before he marries Jocasta. It could He says, very believably, that both the brothers were scoundrels who broke their father's heart and that he doesn't even know which body was which; he simply buried the more presentable one. His latest work translates the ancient Greek play Antigone by Sophocles. Dec 8, 2010 - Sophocles wrote the three Theban plays, a collection that has survived centuries, and for good reason. Her cause is unalloyed For Romantics like Byron and Shelley in the nineteenth century, Antigone became the epitome of sisterly love. One of the plays, Antigone, When Creon discovers Antigone is behind the secret burial, she doesn't deny his inquiry. His version of the Sophoclean tragedy about the princess who defied temporal authority in the name of an ancestral morality was premiered in 1944 in occupied France. The quotations I wish there was a 'plain text' version of these books for people like me). Feb 28, 2005 - Heaney won many awards for his recent translation of Beowulf. Jun 11, 2012 - A bang-up-to-date version of Sophocles' classic, complete with a god-angry photocopier, proves illuminating. Oct 15, 2012 - The book, ostensibly a translation of Sophocles' Antigone, is illustrated with ink and watercolor drawings and hand-lettered (apparently in Carson's own hand). Sep 27, 2009 - Jean Anouilh wrote Antigone in code.





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