Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama Sophocles: Antigone, (Paperback)

from jonfaith

Owen Bennett Jones recently wrote on the Islamic State in the LRB. "Every time a Jihadi movement has won power it has lost popularity by failing to give the people what they want: peace, security and jobs." When I read that I thought about poor King Creon. I have always felt disturbed by the vice...

from Plyte

There are few few books that last through multiple generations. Books such as War and Peace by Tolstoy have lasted through the decades and have become fixtures of literary accomplishment. But few have survived from before even the publication of the Bible. Among these lasting works is the Oedipus...

from jonfaith

Owen Bennett Jones recently wrote on the Islamic State in the LRB. "Every time a Jihadi movement has won power it has lost popularity by failing to give the people what they want: peace, security and jobs." When I read that I thought about poor King Creon. I have always felt disturbed by the vice...

from mstrust

The daughters of the late King Oedipus. Antigone and her sister Ismene are all that's left of the former ruling family. On the throne is Kreon, brother of the late Queen Jocasta, their mother. He is a military man who demands complete obedience from his subjects, who know his punishments are seve...

from sealford

Antigone's story is a bit of a sad one. For those who haven't read it yet, I'm not going to spoil it for you. But keep in mind, there is a very good reason why it is required reading in many high schools. I read this one after reading "Medea," and I instantly become hooked on all of the Greek aut...