Lyric Poetry & Drama
A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights. The war has ended, but with peace comes conflict. Antigone's brother Polyneices lies on the battlefield where he fell, his burial outlawed by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Should Antigone obey Creon, or must she follow her conscience and lay her beloved brother to rest? 'Urgent... Barely contained physical aggression... brilliantly immediate' Guardian
© 2014 Nick Hern Books (Ebook): 9781780013404
Release date
Ebook: 25 September 2014
Lyric Poetry & Drama
A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights. The war has ended, but with peace comes conflict. Antigone's brother Polyneices lies on the battlefield where he fell, his burial outlawed by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Should Antigone obey Creon, or must she follow her conscience and lay her beloved brother to rest? 'Urgent... Barely contained physical aggression... brilliantly immediate' Guardian
© 2014 Nick Hern Books (Ebook): 9781780013404
Release date
Ebook: 25 September 2014
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