Antigone by Sophocles
"Antigone" by Sophocles is an Athenian tragedy written in either 442 or 440 BC. After a civil war leaves two brothers dead, their uncle Creon decrees that one will receive honors while the other's body must remain unburied. Their sister Antigone defies this edict, choosing to honor her brother according to divine law despite facing execution. Her defiance sets off a conflict between family loyalty and state authority, between the laws of
the gods and the laws of man. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sophocles, 496? BCE-407 BCE |
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| Translator | Koskimies, Kaarlo, 1851-1918 |
| Title | Antigone |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone_(Sophocles_play) |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 50.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Antigone (Mythological character) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 54543 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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