| Antigone Contributor(s): Sophocles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1774261383 ISBN-13: 9781774261385 Publisher: East India Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.2 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |