Antigone on the Contemporary World Stage [ electronic resource ] / by Erin B. Mee and Helene P. Foley.
By: Mee, Erin B.
Contributor(s): Foley, Helene P [joint author].
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford Scholarship Online , 2012ISBN: 9780199586196 ( e-book ).Subject(s): EnglishGenre/Form: Electronic booksOnline resources: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199586196.001.0001 View to click Summary: This book analyses what happens to Sophocles' play as it is adapted and (re)produced around the world, and it focuses specifically on Antigone in performance. The chapters highlight the numerous ways in which social, political, historical, and cultural contexts transform the material; how artists and audiences in diverse societies including Argentina, The Congo, Finland, Haiti, India, Japan, and the United States interact with it; and the variety of issues it has been used to address.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This book analyses what happens to Sophocles' play as it is adapted and (re)produced around the world, and it focuses specifically on Antigone in performance. The chapters highlight the numerous ways in which social, political, historical, and cultural contexts transform the material; how artists and audiences in diverse societies including Argentina, The Congo, Finland, Haiti, India, Japan, and the United States interact with it; and the variety of issues it has been used to address.
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