Sophocles' Antigone

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Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brothe r, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state, courageous and self-sacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self-serving allegiance to the gods of the sky.ASIN: 081020214XVSKU: LFV.081020214X.VGCondition: Very GoodAuthor/Artist:Townsend, Michael|Falk, EugeneBinding: PaperbackNote: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown. Condition Notes: Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights. Show more