Sophokles’ Antigone is an ancient play that speaks directly to contemporary issues. From conflicts between authoritarian regimes and those who protest them to struggles over racial and gender discrimination, students and general readers will find a touchstone in this classic work. The central questions of the play continue to resonate: What is the nature of justice? What is the place of civil disobedience in civil society? What is the proper exercise of power for those in authority? This edition provides a readable new translation of Antigone along with helpful annotations, a comprehensive introduction to the play, and a general introduction to Ancient Greek theatre.
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Antigone
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Sophokles and Antigone: A Brief Chronology
A Note on the Text and Translation
Antigone
Appendix A: The Question of a Moral Standard: Gods, Nature, Justice, Convention
- 1. From Plato, Euthyphro
- 2. From Plato, Apology of Socrates
- 3. From Plato, Crito
- 4. From Plato, Republic
- 5. From Plato, Gorgias
- 6. From Plato, Protagoras
- 7. From Herodotos, Histories
- 8. From Sextus Empiricus, Against the Professors
Appendix B: Gender Roles, Struggles, and Constraints for Women
- 1. From Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes
- 2. From Aeschylus, Agamemnon
- 3. From Sophokles, Elektra
- 4. From Euripides, Medea
- 5. From Euripides, Hippolytos
- 6. From Euripides, Trojan Women
- 7. From Euripides, Hecuba
- 8. From Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Appendix C: Help Friends and Harm Enemies: Who Is a (True) Friend, Who an Enemy?
- 1. From Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound
- 2. From Sophokles, Ajax
- 3. From Sophokles, Elektra
- 4. From Sophokles, Philoktetes
- 5. From Euripides, Medea
- 6. From Euripides, Hecuba
- 7. From Plato, Republic
Works Cited and Select Bibliography
