Antigone v. Creon : Sophocles's Antigone as a courtroom drama
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1552213684
ISBN 13
9781552213681
DDC
882
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Pages
xxi, 362 pages
Subject
Law in Literature
Abstract
"Detailed commentary on Sophocles' Antigone with emphasis on words and phrases that had a legal connotation in the Greek spoken in Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., followed by a new English free verse translation of the play." - Voila
Description
Contents:
Chapter One. The Antigone as a Trial Play -- Chapter Two. Legal Speech and Argumentation in the Antigone -- Chapter Three. The Forensic Question of the Play -- Chapter Four. Legal and Religious Discourse in the Antigone -- Chapter Five. Antigone's Closing Argument -- Chapter Six. Creon's Discourse Shift -- Chapter Seven. The Verdict of the Antigone -- English Translation with Stage Directions and Notes -- Appendix A. Trials, Law Courts, and Theatres -- Appendix B. Metaphors and Images for Justice in the Antigone -- Appendix C. Antigone's Personal Status under Athenian Law -- Appendix D. Visual Depictions of the Meaning of Justice -- Appendix E. Reflections on the Antigone and Other Courtroom Dramas.
Chapter One. The Antigone as a Trial Play -- Chapter Two. Legal Speech and Argumentation in the Antigone -- Chapter Three. The Forensic Question of the Play -- Chapter Four. Legal and Religious Discourse in the Antigone -- Chapter Five. Antigone's Closing Argument -- Chapter Six. Creon's Discourse Shift -- Chapter Seven. The Verdict of the Antigone -- English Translation with Stage Directions and Notes -- Appendix A. Trials, Law Courts, and Theatres -- Appendix B. Metaphors and Images for Justice in the Antigone -- Appendix C. Antigone's Personal Status under Athenian Law -- Appendix D. Visual Depictions of the Meaning of Justice -- Appendix E. Reflections on the Antigone and Other Courtroom Dramas.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-352) and index.
Number of Copies
1
