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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.
19 de jan. de 2016 · 45. 8.7K views 8 years ago. 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,...
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15 de out. de 2021 · English. 79 pages ; 22 cm. Sophocles' play stands as a timely exploration of the conflict between those who affirm the individual's human rights and those who must protect the state's security. During the War of the Seven Against Thebes, Antigone learns that her brothers have killed each other, having been forced onto opposing sides.
Antigone rejects Ismene’s arguments, saying that she holds honor and love higher than law and death. Antigone exits, still resolved to bury Polynices. Ismene declares that she will always love Antigone, and then withdraws into the palace. The Chorus, composed of the elders of Thebes, comes forward.
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 set. de 2019 · Taking its cue from a contrary view first voiced by Alan Peacock, 2 this chapter offers a detailed analysis of The Burial at Thebes (Heaney 1990a), the second of two plays by Sophocles adapted by Heaney, evaluating the quality of its poetry, tracing its connections with Heaney’s other writings, identifying the contexts which helped shape its cre...
18 de jun. de 2020 · Joanne Piavanini. 131 Accesses. Abstract. This chapter is an analysis of Heaney’s adaptation of Antigone. In The Burial at Thebes Heaney evaluates and criticises George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror.’.
