Sophocles
Antigone
Paperback
(East India Publishing Company Aug. 17, 2020)
Written sometime around 441 BC, “Antigone” by Sophocles is a famous Greek tragedy and classic drama. The story’s heroine, Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, defies Creon, the King of Thebes, despite the inevitable consequences. Antigone insists she must bury her brother Polynices, though Creon threatens any man who dares defy him with death. The tragedy deals with the theme of legality versus moralism. In a regime that rules by supreme state authority, though a decree may be law, it does not mean it is right. Antigone feels she is bound by a force much stronger than loyalty to the state, loyalty to her family. In the end, few characters leave unscathed by the wrath of a tyrannical ruler.
- ISBN
- 1774260050 / 9781774260050
- Pages
- 61
- Weight
- 3.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.16 in.
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