Antigones (Paperback, New Ed)

This book examines the far-reaching legacy of one of the great myths of classical antiquity. According to Greek legend, Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, secretly buried her brother in defiance of the orders of Creon, king of Thebes. Creon sentenced Antigone to death, but, before the order could be executed, she committed suicide.
The theme of the conflict between Antigone and Creon--between the state and the individual, between young and old, between men and women--has captured the Western imagination for more than 2,000 years. Antigone and Creon are as alive in the politics and poetics of our own day as they were in ancient Athens.
Here, Steiner examines the treatment of the Antigone theme in Western art, literature and thought, leading us to look again at the unique influence Greek myths exercise on twentieth-century culture.
About the Author:
George Steiner, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva and Extraordinary Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1986
Authors:	George Steiner
Dimensions:	196 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	316
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-281934-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-19-281934-8
Barcode:	9780192819345

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