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(TXS) Antigone by Sophocles

(TXS) Antigone by Sophocles

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(TXS) Antigone

Author(s): Sophocles
Pub: Bloomsbury Academic
Pack Qty: 96 (Paperback)
ISBN: 9781350344396 - New
Subjects: Drama, Ancient & Classical, Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy

160mm x 128mm x 8mm

Publication: 14 July 2022

Pages: 56

When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accept this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say 'No'. Forging ahead with a funeral alone, she places personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction.

Renowned for the revelatory nature of his work, Ivo van Hove first enthralled London audiences with his ground-breaking Roman Tragediesseen at the Barbican in 2009. Drawing on his 'ability to break open texts calcified by tradition' (Guardian), the director now turns to a classic Greek masterpiece.

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