Ergebnis für "Antigone" in Geschichte

In "Antigone", eine der wohl bekanntesten Tragödien des griechischen Dramatikers Sophokles, widersetzt sich die junge Frau dem Befehl des Königs: Sie will ihren Bruder Polyneikes ehrenvoll bestatten – obwohl dieser als Staatsfeind gilt. Ihr Mut, das menschliche Gewissen über das staatliche Gesetz zu stellen, führt zu einer dramatischen Kettenreaktion. Der Konflikt zwischen Pflicht, Macht, Familie und göttlichem Recht macht Antigone bis heute zu einem der meistgespielten Dramen der Weltliteratur.

A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo to the radical imagery of Beyoncé. The picture of classical antiquity most of us learned in school is framed in certain ways -- glossing over misogyny while omitting...

Sophocles Antigone is a stirring artistic rebellion against tyranny that has resonated through the ages. This timeless tragedy, translated and adapted countless times, speaks to the persistent struggles against oppression that define the human experience. Antigones courageous defiance of Creons arbitrary and unyielding laws remains profoundly relevant even in the third millennium CE. Written during a period of national fervor in 441 BC, shortly after Sophocles was appointed as one of the ten generals for a military campaign against Samos, the play stands out for its lack of overt political ...

The great tragedy by Athenian playwright Sophocles, a tale of a woman's duty and a king's pride. Antigone promised a proper burial to her late brother, but doing so will disobey an ordinance of King Creon and risk invoking his wrath. Translation by F. Storr.