{"product_id":"antigone-by-sophocles-9781350510425","title":"Antigone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophocles’ great tragic play dramatises the clash between family and the city and, through high poetry and deep tragedy, presents an irreconcilable but equally balanced conflict.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sophoclean heroine \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e has become a cultural archetype — the personification of personal integrity and political freedom. The play has been staged and adapted numerous times over the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is published here in Don Taylor’s classic translation with commentary and notes by David Bullen. The commentary examines the original performance conditions that would have shaped the impact of \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e in 441 BCE. It also explores key choices made by the translator, key ideas in the play taken up by philosophers such as Hegel and Butler, and more recent translations and adaptations by the likes of Bertolt Brecht, Anne Carson, Moira Buffini, Kamila Shamsie, and Inua Ellams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708751315180,"sku":"9781350510425","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350510425-antigone-1.jpg?v=1791834751","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/antigone-by-sophocles-9781350510425","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}