Interrogating Antigone in Postmodern Philosophy and Criticism (Classical Presences)

ISBN 10: 019955921X / ISBN 13: 9780199559213

Published by Oxford University Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interrogating Antigone in Postmodern Philosophy and Criticism (Classical Presences)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019955921X
• ISBN 13: 9780199559213
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Antigone has become a major figure in current cultural discourse thanks to the late twentieth-century interpretations by such controversial theorists as Lacan, Derrida, Irigaray, Zizek, and Judith Butler. This collection of articles by distinguished scholars from a variety of intellectual disciplines (including philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism, theatre, and the classics) provides a postmodern perspective on the ethical and political issues raised by this ancient text and recent theatrical productions. The contributors provide an array of perspectives on a female figure who questions the role of the patriarchal state.

About the Author

S. E. Wilmer is Head of the School of Drama, Film, and Music, Trinity College, Dublin

Audrone Zukauskaite is Senior researcher at the Culture, Philosophy, and Arts Research Institute, Vilnius