John crankos dramatic and theatrically powerful antigone 1959 disappeared from the ballet repertory in 1966 and this essay calls for a reappraisal and restaging of the work for 21 st century audiences. These plays follow the fall of the great king, oedipus, and later the tragedies that his children suffer. Remember that a works cited page is the last page of your essay. Butlers new interpretation does nothing less than reconceptualize the incest taboo in relation to kinship and open up the concept of kinship.
Shown above his how your works cited page should look for your antigone essay. If you are a sophomore, junior, or a senior, then you will remember reading antigone, a book about a sister who feels that her disgraced brother deserves a burial, so she breaks the rules of thebes to bury him. How to cite antigone book notes view antigone authorcontext. Her attempt to bury him lands her to prison together with her sister that was accused of having known the plot.
Download citation citing the law in sophocless antigone antigones defiance of creons interdiction against burying polyneices activates a form of public. Antigone at the barbican was a 2015 filmedfortv version of a production at the barbican directed by ivo van hove. It deals with antigone s burial of her brother polynices. Antigone believes that the law of the gods supersedes a kings decree. The book is a major contribution to the study of sophocle. Gender and the position of women is a contemporary theme explored in the story of antigone. The curse placed on oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant translation of sophocles classic drama. Anouilh was born in cerisole, a small village on the outskirts of bordeaux and had basque ancestry. After giving the full citation the first time you use a source, you can use ibid. Contributors focus on female subjectivity and sexuality, feminist ethics and politics, questions of race and gender, psychoanalytic theory. Antigone summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes.
Slavoj zizek while it is common practice in contemporary theatre to recontextualize a piece of work, the riskierand slavoj zizek would argue more faithfulapproach might be to change the actual story itself. They get the many assignments that come with a story read in school, such as a character guide, a study guide, and even have to rewrite the script to make it fit another time period, and create a movie. All the information i have is the title antigone and author sophocles because its not really in a book my teacher just made us a packet. The antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical context in classical athens. The daughter of oedipus and jocasta, antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the king of thebes in a bloody test of wills that leaves few unharmed. Explore this bikefriendly city on two wheels without having to supply your own cycling equipment. Cyup, this play actually came before oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus. Jean anouilhs play antigone is a tragedy inspired by greek mythology and the play of the same name by sophocles. This contrasts with the other athenian tragedians, who reference olympus. Guide to sophocles antigone 1978 edition open library.
Located in tucsons unique fourth avenue shopping district, antigone books is a zany bookstore with a feminist slant. Free antigone notes, plot and chapter summaries, themes, and more. It deals with the protection of civil rights and the guarantee of the penal system. How do you cite sophocles play antigone in a works cited page. The index was made into a web site and corresponding mobile apps by stephen liddle, also a byu faculty member. Antigone is a tragedy by sophocles written in or before 441 bce. Antigone and her sister ismene are seen at the end of oedipus rex as oedipus laments the shame and sorrow he is leaving his daughters to. Three tragediesantigone, oedipus the king, electra.
This historic tucson, smallgroup bike tour provides a helmet, bike, and guide so you can zoom around the city at a comfortable pace and learn the history and culture of tucson. Creon and antigone being stubborn in antigone essay. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of antigone and what it means. Antigone simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Guide to 7 passages from antigone to be used with a. A companion to sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of sophocles first collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyrplay, the ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies. Antigone is a greek play written by sophocles around 441 bc. This specific context influenced the way the play was written and the. We carry excellent books for all ages plus a large selection of fabulous gifts and cards. Haemon, creons son who was to marry antigone, advises his father to reconsider his decision.
Please understand that response times may not be up to our usual standard. The pride of antigone sees her give up everything to put right something she believes is wrong. What is the works cited entry for antigone by sophocles. Sophocles antigone by sophocles antigone best known authors and titles are available on the free online library. The defense research and engineering network is the united states department of defenses research and engineering computer network. This edition of the play presents a text and critical apparatus which take full advantage of advances in our understanding of sophoclean manuscripts and scholarship. This book collects the most interesting and provocative feminist work on the figure of antigone, in particular looking at how she can figure into contemporary debates on the role of women in society. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article sophocles. These free notes consist of about 52 pages 15,335 words and contain the following sections. The celebrated author of gender trouble here redefines antigone s legacy, recovering her revolutionary significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. He decrees that the body of polynices, who fought against his. The book citation index in web of science core collection connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. Quote from text but as they drowse, the walking embers burn them.
Although it was written before sophocles other two theban plays, chronologically it comes after the stories in oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus, and it picks up where aeschylus play seven against thebes ends. Daughter and halfsister of oedipus, sister of ismene, niece of creon, and fiancee of haemon. Antigone books tucson 2020 all you need to know before. Created in a postworld war ii environment, and in the wake of appearances in london by the martha graham company and jerome robbins ballets usa, i point to american influences in crankos. Voted tucsons best independent bookstore by the tucson weekly, we are located in tucsons unique fourth avenue shopping district. Oedipus has just passed away in colonus, and antigone and her sister decide to return to thebes with the intention of helping their brothers, eteocles and polyneices, avoid a prophecy that predicts they will kill each other in a battle for the throne of thebes. Their sister antigone is bold and attempts to bury the body of his brother despite lack of support from her sister ismene.
On page 214, creon calls ismene and antigone sister vipers. Does antigone stand or fall in relation to hegels master. A systematic investigation of a greek text, employing the techniques of the new criticism. Enraged by antigone s refusal to submit to his authority, creon declares that she and her sister will be put to death. A signal phrase indicates to the reader that the idea belongs to someone else. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Other tv adaptations of antigone have starred irene worth 1949 and dorothy tutin 1959, both broadcast by the bbc. Eteocles and polyneices quarreled, polyneices was driven out but returned. Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of aeschylus, sophocles, and euripides, the greek tragedy in new translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The selection process for the book citation index in web. Defense research and engineering network guide books. Citations in classics and ancient history the most common style in use in the field of classical studies is the authordate style, also known as chicago 2, but mla is also quite common and perfectly acceptable.
Get 1 pages of notes and analysis on the book antigone from. His father was a tailor and anouilh maintained that he inherited from him a pride in conscientious craftmanship. The character of antigone in antigone from litcharts the. Antigone, which comes last chronologically, was the play sophocles wrote first, around 440 b.
Antigone was originally produced in paris in 1942, when france was an occupied nation and part of hitlers europe. Antigone literary elements simile dramatic irony define. The series seeks to recover the entire extant corpus of. An mla works cited citation for sophocles antigone would show the citation in alphabetical order with author appearing first, followed by title, remembering.
Teaching the antigone in wisconsin a resource guide by kerry lefebvre introduction and overview. Pearsons text of the play, with the authors interlinear text of the bilingual selections from sophocles antigone, or with an annotated school text. Citing the law in sophocless antigone researchgate. It is also a book that you are required to read your sophomore year, and it. Antigone literary elements by alexis hirsch on prezi. As the play begins, the invading army of argos has been driven from thebes, but in the course of the battle, two sons of oedipus eteocles and polynices have died fighting for opposing sides. Because it is not only a play, but a greek tragedy, the elements of the greek tragedy genre can help you to understand antigone better. The free library literature sophocles antigone antigone antigone. In english, it is often distinguished from its antecedent through its pronunciation french pronunciation. Antigone is a robust girl with respect for all except creon. And it has all the hallmarks of an ambitious young authors work.
Classical and medieval literature criticism cmlc contains passages from literary criticism originally published in books and journals vols 2, 47, 51, 80, 86 look for antigone in the cumulative title index, which is located in the latest volume of this multivolume work vol 26. If you belong to such an institution, please log in. Oedipus oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. Her sister ismene warns that creon will punish any who defy the law of the city. Butlers new interpretation does nothing less than reconceptualize the incest taboo in relation to kinship and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change.
Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient greek playwright sophocles, written around 442 bce. Holt mcdougal, a division of houghton mifflin harcourt, 2010. The free antigone notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. The antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical. Voted tucsons best independent bookstore by the tucson weekly, we are located in. The story of antigone was addressed by the fifthcentury bc greek playwright sophocles in his theban plays. The issue of antigone causes a row between creon and his son, haemon. The scripture citation index was first created in paper form by richard galbraith while serving as a faculty member at byu now emeritus. I explore the silences that punctuate derridas discussion of antigone, especially his silence on hegels twofold elision of the masterslave dialectic with the husbandwife relation, and of antigone with the figure of the wife.
In the body of an essay, insert an intext or parenthetical citation when you quote or paraphrase an authors ideas. Welcome to antigone books, a zany, independent and 100% solarpowered bookstore. She is extremely brave and believes that women and men are equal. Intext citations are frequently preceded by a signal phrase. Determined but doomed, antigone shows her inner strength throughout the play. The scholarly edition most cited, lloydjones and wilson 1992. The association antigone is a nongovernmental association whose head office is in rome. Helping blog how do you cite sophocles play antigone in a. He then tells her to go straight to her room and say she is not well. A guide to citing sources in classics haverford college. What kinds of books are included in the book citation index. When he learned what he had done, he blinded himself and left thebes. By symbolically marrying her off, hegel subordinates antigone to a symbolic husband.
Now, when his young daughter antigone defies her uncle, kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state, courageous and selfsacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self. Particularly, it fosters processing and debates on the model of criminal and procedural law in italy and its evolution. However, we are still able to take orders for books placed over the phone from 114, 7 days a week, and via our online store. Antigone picks up in the same uberdismal place that oedipus at colonus leaves off. Antigone is the third volume in what is maybe the most messed up greek tragic trilogy of all time. Using altmetrics for assessing impact of highlycited books in chinese book citation index springerlink. Dating perhaps to the 440s bce, antigone is one of sophocles bestknown plays. List of books and articles about antigone online research. Access to the full text of the entire book is only available to members of institutions that have purchased access. The two characters have quest for power and come head to head in the struggle of getting the power. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Using altmetrics for assessing impact of highlycited. Antigone makes an impassioned argument, declaring creons order to be against the laws of the gods themselves. Meanwhile, compared with old books, new books published in recent years have an advantage in the altmetrics evaluation.
As book citation data grows clarivate analytics will further refine the selection of publications for book citation index. Antigone is primarily the champion not of the individual against the state, but of the ties of blood and birth that rest on the solidarity of family. I had to write an essay on sophocles antigone and include a works cited page. Summary of antigone and creon creon asks antigone if she told anyone what she meant to do or if she saw anyone on her way. How do you cite sophocles play antigone in a works cited. His father was a tailor and anouilh maintained that he inherited from him. As with all books that are required, the class of 2018 is going more indepth with antigone than if someone had just picked up the book. Oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. She lies to protect ismene and says no to both questions. Oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus, and antigone. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the plays central character, the young antigone, mirrored the predicament of the french people in the grips of tyranny. Creon and antigone are the main characters in this book that seals the fate of one another. Sophocles ajax describes the fall of a mighty warrior denied the honour which he believed was his due. The science edition covers physics and chemistry, engineering, computing and technology, clinical medicine, life sciences, and agriculture and biology.
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