Antigonick

Disaster follows when Creon, King of Thebes, forbids Antigone to bury her brother whom he has declared a traitor.

Auteur

Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living.

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Anne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho, Simonides, Aiskhylos, Sophokles and Euripides. Antigonick is her seminal work. Sophokles' luminous and disturbing tragedy is here given an entirely fresh language and presentation. This paperback edition includes a new preface by the author, "Dear Antigone."