Bibliograph

The burial at Thebes, a version of Sophocles' Antigone, Seamus Heaney

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The burial at Thebes, a version of Sophocles' Antigone, Seamus Heaney

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The burial at Thebes

Oclc number

55085954

Responsibility statement

Seamus Heaney

Sub title

a version of Sophocles' Antigone

Summary

Sophocles' play stands as a timely exploration of the conflict between those who affirm the individual's human rights and those who must protect the state's security. During the War of the Seven Against Thebes, Antigone learns that her brothers have killed each other, having been forced onto opposing sides. When Creon, king of Thebes, grants burial of one but not the "treacherous" other, Antigone defies his order, believing it her duty to bury all of her close kin. Enraged, Creon condemns her to death, and his soldiers wall her up in a tomb. In this new translation, Seamus Heaney exposes the darkness and the humanity in Sophocles' masterpiece, and inks it with his own modern and masterly touch

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