Recapturing Sophocles' Antigone (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)

William Blake Tyrrell

ISBN 10: 0847692175 / ISBN 13: 9780847692170

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998

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An examination of Sophocles' "Antigone" in the context of its setting in 5th-century Athens. The authors attempt to create an interpretive environment that is true to the issues and interests of 5th-century Athenians, as opposed to those of modern scholars and philosophers. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286. . 1998. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recapturing Sophocles' Antigone (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847692175
• ISBN 13: 9780847692170
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An examination of Sophocles' "Antigone" in the context of its setting in 5th century Athens. The authors attempt to create an interpretive environment that is true to the issues and interests of 5thcentury Athenians, as opposed to those of modern scholars and philosophers. As they contextualize the play in the dynamics of ancient Athens, the authors discuss the text of Antigone in light of developments in the study of Greek antiquity and tragedy, and they turn to modern Greek rituals of lamentation to suggest analogies.

About the Author

Wm. Blake Tyrrell is professor of classics at Michigan State University and the author of Amazons: A Study in Athenian Mythmaking (Johns Hopkins) and, with Frieda S. Brown, Athenian Myths and Institutions: Words in Action (Oxford).

Larry J. Bennett has coauthored articles on the Antigone with William Blake Tyrrell which have appeared in the American Journal of Philology and Classical World.