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The Burial at Thebes: A version of Sophocles' Antigone is a play by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney, based on the fifth century BC tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. It is also an opera by Dominique Le Gendre.
The Burial at Thebes is a verse translation of Sophocles' Antigone by the late poet Seamus Heaney. It explores the clash between family and state in a crisis, and was commissioned for the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
19 de jan. de 2016 · Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney's dazzling adaptation of Antigone brings life and breath to Sophocles. First written as a response to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, it stands today as a timely...
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The Burial at Thebes, a play by Seamus Heaney, is a modern adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. The play explores the themes of power, justice, and morality through the story of Antigone, who defies the law to bury her brother Polynices.
Seamus Heaney’s “The Burial at Thebes” is a retelling of Sophocles’ tragic play “Antigone,” set in the context of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Heaney’s adaptation brings new life to the ancient story of a woman who defies the state to bury her brother, exploring themes of loyalty, justice, and the power of the individual ...
25 de jan. de 2016 · In the ancient story, Antigone’s brother Polyneices has been killed while trying to overthrow the city of Thebes.
13 de ago. de 2019 · ‘Speaking Truth to Power: Seamus Heaney’s The Burial at Thebes and the Poetry of Redress’ initially explores the play’s historical contexts, which I would like to draw to attention to here. Heaney was mindful of the prominent, contentious position Antigone occupied within Irish political discourse, particularly since the ...
