Antigone (Oberon Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00UNO3IM0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 499 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accept this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say ‘No’. Forging ahead with a funeral alone, she places personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction.
Robert Bagg said A new and better Antigone. Carson's is now the best English version. Hers edges mine via sharper colloquial touches and concise phrasing. My hat is off.. "Anne Carson, always worth serious attention" according to Carl O. Trindle. Characteristically spiky and eccentric translation, giving us lots to consider. Hegel? Why not? Antigone is for all time.