| Recapturing Sophocles' Antigone Contributor(s): Tyrrell, William Blake (Author), Bennett, Larry J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847692167 ISBN-13: 9780847692163 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $146.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: In this book, William Blake Tyrrell and Larry J. Bennett examine Sophocles' Antigone in the context of its setting in fifth-century Athens. The authors attempt to create an interpretive environment that is true to the issues and interests of fifth-century 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 the Antigone in light of recent developments in the study of Greek antiquity and tragedy, and they turn to modern Greek rituals of lamentation for suggestive analogies. The result is a compelling book which opens new insights to the text, challenges the validity of old problems, and eases difficulties in its interpretation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 98025660 |
| Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.92" W x 9.16" (1.02 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, Wm. Blake Tyrrell and Larry J. Bennett examine Sophocles' Antigone in the context of its setting in fifth-century Athens. The authors attempt to create an interpretive environment that is true to the issues and interests of fifth-century 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 the Antigone in light of recent developments in the study of Greek antiquity and tragedy, and they turn to modern Greek rituals of lamentation for suggestive analogies. The result is a compelling book which opens new insights to the text, challenges the validity of old problems, and eases difficulties in its interpretation. |