This historic tucson, smallgroup bike tour provides a helmet, bike, and guide so you can zoom around the city at a comfortable pace and learn the history and culture of tucson. Emotions fly as she challenges the king for the right to bury her own brother. Holt mcdougal, a division of houghton mifflin harcourt, 2010. What is the works cited entry for antigone by sophocles. Access to the full text of the entire book is only available to members of institutions that have purchased access. Her attempt to bury him lands her to prison together with her sister that was accused of having known the plot. We carry excellent books for all ages plus a large selection of fabulous gifts and cards. As with all books that are required, the class of 2018 is going more indepth with antigone than if someone had just picked up the book. She is extremely brave and believes that women and men are equal. Slavoj zizek while it is common practice in contemporary theatre to recontextualize a piece of work, the riskierand slavoj zizek would argue more faithfulapproach might be to change the actual story itself. Created in a postworld war ii environment, and in the wake of appearances in london by the martha graham company and jerome robbins ballets usa, i point to american influences in crankos. In the body of an essay, insert an intext or parenthetical citation when you quote or paraphrase an authors ideas. Welcome to antigone books, a zany, independent and 100% solarpowered bookstore.
A systematic investigation of a greek text, employing the techniques of the new criticism. The science edition covers physics and chemistry, engineering, computing and technology, clinical medicine, life sciences, and agriculture and biology. Pearsons text of the play, with the authors interlinear text of the bilingual selections from sophocles antigone, or with an annotated school text. When he learned what he had done, he blinded himself and left thebes. As book citation data grows clarivate analytics will further refine the selection of publications for book citation index. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the plays central character, the young antigone, mirrored the predicament of the french people in the grips of tyranny. This contrasts with the other athenian tragedians, who reference olympus. An mla works cited citation for sophocles antigone would show the citation in alphabetical order with author appearing first, followed by title, remembering. Eteocles and polyneices quarreled, polyneices was driven out but returned. Download citation citing the law in sophocless antigone antigones defiance of creons interdiction against burying polyneices activates a form of public.
Summary of antigone and creon creon asks antigone if she told anyone what she meant to do or if she saw anyone on her way. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. How do you cite sophocles play antigone in a works cited. All the information i have is the title antigone and author sophocles because its not really in a book my teacher just made us a packet. Antigone simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. What kinds of books are included in the book citation index.
Located in tucsons unique fourth avenue shopping district, antigone books is a zany bookstore with a feminist slant. His father was a tailor and anouilh maintained that he inherited from him. Defense research and engineering network guide books. How to cite antigone book notes view antigone authorcontext. Enraged by antigone s refusal to submit to his authority, creon declares that she and her sister will be put to death. And it has all the hallmarks of an ambitious young authors work. After giving the full citation the first time you use a source, you can use ibid. List of books and articles about antigone online research. This specific context influenced the way the play was written and the. John crankos dramatic and theatrically powerful antigone 1959 disappeared from the ballet repertory in 1966 and this essay calls for a reappraisal and restaging of the work for 21 st century audiences.
Antigone books tucson 2020 all you need to know before. A signal phrase indicates to the reader that the idea belongs to someone else. The selection process for the book citation index in web. Remember that a works cited page is the last page of your essay. Oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. The two characters have quest for power and come head to head in the struggle of getting the power.
Intext citations are frequently preceded by a signal phrase. Using altmetrics for assessing impact of highlycited books in chinese book citation index springerlink. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Other tv adaptations of antigone have starred irene worth 1949 and dorothy tutin 1959, both broadcast by the bbc. Antigone, which comes last chronologically, was the play sophocles wrote first, around 440 b. Antigone is primarily the champion not of the individual against the state, but of the ties of blood and birth that rest on the solidarity of family. Teaching the antigone in wisconsin a resource guide by kerry lefebvre introduction and overview. The book citation index in web of science core collection connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. Three tragediesantigone, oedipus the king, electra. It deals with the protection of civil rights and the guarantee of the penal system. How do you cite sophocles play antigone in a works cited page.
Shown above his how your works cited page should look for your antigone essay. Antigone is a robust girl with respect for all except creon. He decrees that the body of polynices, who fought against his. This book collects the most interesting and provocative feminist work on the figure of antigone, in particular looking at how she can figure into contemporary debates on the role of women in society. Sophocles antigone by sophocles antigone best known authors and titles are available on the free online library. A guide to citing sources in classics haverford college.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of antigone and what it means. The defense research and engineering network is the united states department of defenses research and engineering computer network. Oedipus has just passed away in colonus, and antigone and her sister decide to return to thebes with the intention of helping their brothers, eteocles and polyneices, avoid a prophecy that predicts they will kill each other in a battle for the throne of thebes. Antigone is a greek play written by sophocles around 441 bc. 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 selfsacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self. Voted tucsons best independent bookstore by the tucson weekly, we are located in tucsons unique fourth avenue shopping district.
Please understand that response times may not be up to our usual standard. Particularly, it fosters processing and debates on the model of criminal and procedural law in italy and its evolution. The celebrated author of gender trouble here redefines antigone s legacy, recovering her revolutionary significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. Cyup, this play actually came before oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus. Dating perhaps to the 440s bce, antigone is one of sophocles bestknown plays.
It deals with antigone s burial of her brother polynices. Dont refer to page number in text of your sentence. Butlers new interpretation does nothing less than reconceptualize the incest taboo in relation to kinship and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change. The curse placed on oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant translation of sophocles classic drama. Citations in classics and ancient history the most common style in use in the field of classical studies is the authordate style, also known as chicago 2, but mla is also quite common and perfectly acceptable. Guide to 7 passages from antigone to be used with a. The issue of antigone causes a row between creon and his son, haemon. I explore the silences that punctuate derridas discussion of antigone, especially his silence on hegels twofold elision of the masterslave dialectic with the husbandwife relation, and of antigone with the figure of the wife.
Antigone picks up in the same uberdismal place that oedipus at colonus leaves off. The index was made into a web site and corresponding mobile apps by stephen liddle, also a byu faculty member. Antigone is the third volume in what is maybe the most messed up greek tragic trilogy of all time. Meanwhile, compared with old books, new books published in recent years have an advantage in the altmetrics evaluation. He then tells her to go straight to her room and say she is not well. The scholarly edition most cited, lloydjones and wilson 1992.
Using altmetrics for assessing impact of highlycited. The story of antigone was addressed by the fifthcentury bc greek playwright sophocles in his theban plays. A companion to sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of sophocles first collection of its kind to provide introductory essays to the fragments of his lost plays and to the remaining fragments of one satyrplay, the ichneutae, in addition to each of his extant tragedies. Creon and antigone are the main characters in this book that seals the fate of one another. Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient greek playwright sophocles, written around 442 bce. Butlers new interpretation does nothing less than reconceptualize the incest taboo in relation to kinship and open up the concept of kinship. However, we are still able to take orders for books placed over the phone from 114, 7 days a week, and via our online store. The association antigone is a nongovernmental association whose head office is in rome. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article sophocles. Oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus, and antigone. The antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical context in classical athens.
Their sister antigone is bold and attempts to bury the body of his brother despite lack of support from her sister ismene. As the play begins, the invading army of argos has been driven from thebes, but in the course of the battle, two sons of oedipus eteocles and polynices have died fighting for opposing sides. Antigone is a tragedy by sophocles written in or before 441 bce. His father was a tailor and anouilh maintained that he inherited from him a pride in conscientious craftmanship. Helping blog how do you cite sophocles play antigone in a. The book is a major contribution to the study of sophocle. The free library literature sophocles antigone antigone antigone. Classical and medieval literature criticism cmlc contains passages from literary criticism originally published in books and journals vols 2, 47, 51, 80, 86 look for antigone in the cumulative title index, which is located in the latest volume of this multivolume work vol 26. Jean anouilhs play antigone is a tragedy inspired by greek mythology and the play of the same name by sophocles. Quote from text but as they drowse, the walking embers burn them. Antigone believes that the law of the gods supersedes a kings decree.
Antigone and her sister ismene are seen at the end of oedipus rex as oedipus laments the shame and sorrow he is leaving his daughters to. Voted tucsons best independent bookstore by the tucson weekly, we are located in. Guide to sophocles antigone 1978 edition open library. Creon and antigone being stubborn in antigone essay. She lies to protect ismene and says no to both questions. It is also a book that you are required to read your sophomore year, and it. The scripture citation index was first created in paper form by richard galbraith while serving as a faculty member at byu now emeritus. The daughter of oedipus and jocasta, antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the king of thebes in a bloody test of wills that leaves few unharmed. The free antigone notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. Daughter and halfsister of oedipus, sister of ismene, niece of creon, and fiancee of haemon. Antigone literary elements by alexis hirsch on prezi. In english, it is often distinguished from its antecedent through its pronunciation french pronunciation.
They get the many assignments that come with a story read in school, such as a character guide, a study guide, and even have to rewrite the script to make it fit another time period, and create a movie. Her sister ismene warns that creon will punish any who defy the law of the city. Gender and the position of women is a contemporary theme explored in the story of antigone. If you are a sophomore, junior, or a senior, then you will remember reading antigone, a book about a sister who feels that her disgraced brother deserves a burial, so she breaks the rules of thebes to bury him.
Antigone literary elements simile dramatic irony define. Haemon, creons son who was to marry antigone, advises his father to reconsider his decision. Contributors focus on female subjectivity and sexuality, feminist ethics and politics, questions of race and gender, psychoanalytic theory. These plays follow the fall of the great king, oedipus, and later the tragedies that his children suffer. I had to write an essay on sophocles antigone and include a works cited page. Antigone was originally produced in paris in 1942, when france was an occupied nation and part of hitlers europe. Because it is not only a play, but a greek tragedy, the elements of the greek tragedy genre can help you to understand antigone better. If you belong to such an institution, please log in.
Antigone at the barbican was a 2015 filmedfortv version of a production at the barbican directed by ivo van hove. Antigone summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. On page 214, creon calls ismene and antigone sister vipers. The pride of antigone sees her give up everything to put right something she believes is wrong. These free notes consist of about 52 pages 15,335 words and contain the following sections. Explore this bikefriendly city on two wheels without having to supply your own cycling equipment. Anouilh was born in cerisole, a small village on the outskirts of bordeaux and had basque ancestry.
Free antigone notes, plot and chapter summaries, themes, and more. The antigone is an ancient greek tragedy, written and performed in a specific cultural and historical. Although it was written before sophocles other two theban plays, chronologically it comes after the stories in oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus, and it picks up where aeschylus play seven against thebes ends. By symbolically marrying her off, hegel subordinates antigone to a symbolic husband. Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of aeschylus, sophocles, and euripides, the greek tragedy in new translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Get 1 pages of notes and analysis on the book antigone from. Citing the law in sophocless antigone researchgate. This edition of the play presents a text and critical apparatus which take full advantage of advances in our understanding of sophoclean manuscripts and scholarship. Oedipus oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste.
Antigone makes an impassioned argument, declaring creons order to be against the laws of the gods themselves. The series seeks to recover the entire extant corpus of. The character of antigone in antigone from litcharts the. Sophocles ajax describes the fall of a mighty warrior denied the honour which he believed was his due. Determined but doomed, antigone shows her inner strength throughout the play. Does antigone stand or fall in relation to hegels master.