The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone. Seamus Heaney, Sophocles
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The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone Seamus Heaney, Sophocles
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Credits: The quotations from Antigonick can be found here, from Robert Fagles' translation of Antigone here, and from Seamus Heaney's translation (The Burial at Thebes) here. I admired the devastating symmetry at the play's core: the way a body left unburied on the dusty Theban plain was counterbalanced with Antigone's live burial. The quotations I wish there was a 'plain text' version of these books for people like me). It also shows how she considers the death a glory to her for doing what's she believes is right. Sisters of Misery Summary of Sophocles' Antigone Previously, Oedipus was king of Thebes, but his crimes, unknown to him for a while, brought plague upon Thebes. Feb 14, 2014 - Sophocles' Antigone was one of my early touchstones. So he was But Antigone, sister to the fallen brothers, felt compelled to fulfill the divinely decreed final rites of burial that all dead mortals are to receive, regardless of their actions while alive. Aug 9, 2010 - Jill's redate is the fifth vision, erstwhile version as in the atom of starlit. Mar 17, 2011 - Creon then declares the kingdom of Thebes, and he decides that Eteocles should be buried and honored as a hero while Polyneices' body shouldn't be honored, but it should be thrown in the streets of Thebes left for dogs and birds to be eaten in humiliation. Oct 15, 2012 - The book, ostensibly a translation of Sophocles' Antigone, is illustrated with ink and watercolor drawings and hand-lettered (apparently in Carson's own hand). This quote shows how determined Antigone is to bury her brother without having any concerns about the result.
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