Sophocles : Antigone.
Cairns, Douglas.
Sophocles : Antigone. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy Series . - Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy Series .
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 From Myth to Plot -- The myth and its background -- The play in the theatre -- 2 Tragedy and Sympathy -- Whose tragedy is it anyway? -- Who is right? -- Which side are you on? -- 3 Progress and Pessimism -- The first stasimon -- The first and second stasima compared -- Delusion and disaster -- Mind, madness, and the nature of happiness -- Causes and explanations -- 4 Love and Death -- Friends and enemies -- Sex and death -- Marriage and death -- Back to the polis -- 5 Reception -- Ancient reception -- Our Antigone: Hegel and after -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
9781472513441
Greek drama - History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PA4413.A7
882.01
Sophocles : Antigone. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (257 pages) - Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy Series . - Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy Series .
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 From Myth to Plot -- The myth and its background -- The play in the theatre -- 2 Tragedy and Sympathy -- Whose tragedy is it anyway? -- Who is right? -- Which side are you on? -- 3 Progress and Pessimism -- The first stasimon -- The first and second stasima compared -- Delusion and disaster -- Mind, madness, and the nature of happiness -- Causes and explanations -- 4 Love and Death -- Friends and enemies -- Sex and death -- Marriage and death -- Back to the polis -- 5 Reception -- Ancient reception -- Our Antigone: Hegel and after -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
9781472513441
Greek drama - History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PA4413.A7
882.01