Sophocles' Antigone comes alive in this new translation that will
be useful for both academic study and stage production. Diane
Rayor's accurate yet accessible translation reflects the play's
inherent theatricality. She provides an analytical introduction and
comprehensive notes, and the edition includes an essay by director
Karen Libman. Antigone begins after Oedipus and Jocasta's sons have
killed each other in a battle over the kingship. The new king,
Kreon, decrees that the brother who attacked with a foreign army
remain unburied and promises death to anyone who defies him. The
play centers on Antigone's refusal to obey Kreon's law and Kreon's
refusal to allow her brother's burial. Each acts on principle
colored by gender, personality, and family history. Antigone poses
a conflict between passionate characters whose extreme stances
leave no room for compromise. The highly charged struggle between
the individual and the state has powerful implications for ethical
and political situations today.
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