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Antigone

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4 out of 5
Based on 14,465 Ratings and 456 Reviews

Book Description
Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state, courageous and self-sacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self-serving allegiance ... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (36 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-100195143108
ISBN-13978-0195143102
Publication Date08/24/2007
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About Sophocles (Author) : Sophocles is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Sophocles include Antigone: In a New Translation by Nicholas Rudall (Plays for... more
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About Charles Segal (Translator) : Charles Segal is a published translator. A published credit of Charles Segal is Antigone (Greek Tragedy in New Translations).
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About Russell W. Gibbons (Translator) : Russell W. Gibbons is a published author. Published credits of Russell W. Gibbons include Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor): An article from: Poetry.
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