The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone. Seamus Heaney, Sophocles

The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone


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The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone Seamus Heaney, Sophocles
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The entire Theban Plays collection is amazing, though. A Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's rewrite of Antigone, the classical play by Sophocles. We see Antigone in great pains in the beginning of the story. Written around 441 B.C., of A Burial at Thebes. Sep 13, 2010 - In the story, we see that Antigone's brothers Eteocles and Polynices fall down in a war but the king of Thebes, Creon, does not allow a funeral for Polynices whom he accuses as being a traitor. Rock on If you're interested, do check out Seamus Heaney's version of Antigone, "The Burial at Thebes". "The Burial at Thebes" is Seamus Heaney's retelling of "Antigone" a play written two-and-a-half thousand years ago by Sophocles. Patten, head of the Upper School English department, read an Irish poem that inspired Seamus Heaney's edition of the play. Has much more sympathy for Antigone from the overall text. State's uncontrolled power that regulates everything even the burial of a brother who is accused to be a traitor for the state, is criticized here by Sophocles. The play fuses the traditions of Greek theatre with relevant, modern themes. Oct 3, 2011 - Heaney believes that tension between speech and silence is central to the play. Apr 26, 2013 - Similar to the classic Greek text, “The Burial of Thebes” is an adaptation of Sophocles' “Antigone,” which focuses on the conflict between individual rights and claims of the state. May 10, 2012 - Book 143: Antigone by Sophocles. Dec 4, 2013 - “A Burial at Thebes” Review. For this year's fall play, the Upper School went back to the roots of culture and theatre.





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