{"title":"Jean Anouilh","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Anouilh's works offer a profound exploration of human nature and moral conflict, often set against the backdrop of classical and contemporary themes. Known for plays like \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e, his writing blends poetic intensity with sharp psychological insight, inviting readers to ponder the complexities of duty, honour, and rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the tradition of arts and culture, Anouilh’s plays challenge conventions while illuminating timeless questions of identity and integrity. Fans of thought-provoking drama will find his voice both timeless and compelling, rich in emotional depth and intellectual rigour.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antigone-by-jean-anouilh-9780413695406","title":"Antigone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Anouilh is a poet, but not of words: he is a poet of words-acted, of scenes-set, of players-performing\" - Peter Brook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJean Anouilh, one of the foremost French playwrights of the twentieth century, replaced the mundane realist works of the previous era with his innovative dramas, which exploit fantasy, tragic passion, scenic poetry, and cosmic leaps in time and space. \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e, his best-known play, was performed in 1944 in Nazi-controlled Paris and provoked fierce controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn defying the tyrant Creon and going to her death, Antigone conveyed to Anouilh's compatriots a covert message of heroic resistance; but the author's characterisation of Creon also seemed to exonerate Marshal Pétain and his fellow collaborators. More ambivalent than his ancient model, Sophocles, Anouilh uses Greek myth to explore the disturbing moral dilemmas of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCommentary and notes by Ted Freeman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075977724140,"sku":"9780413695406","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7434413482335.jpg?v=1765189146"},{"product_id":"antigone-by-jean-anouilh-9780413308603","title":"Antigone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was occupied and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime which mirrors the predicament of the French people of the time. Based on Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy, \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e, which was first performed in Athens in the 5th century BC, its theme was nevertheless topical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Antigone's faithfulness to her dead brother and his proper burial and her reiterated \"No!\" to the dictator Creon, the French audience saw its own resistance to the German occupation. The Germans allowed the play to be performed presumably because they found Creon's arguments for dictatorship so convincing. The play is regularly performed and studied around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnouilh is a poet, but not a poet of words: he is a poet of words-acted, of scenes-set, of players-performing\u003c\/em\u003e — Peter Brook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455520030956,"sku":"9780413308603","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/814ly0oETmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774777724"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/jean-anouilh.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}