{"product_id":"sophokles-antigone-sophocles-9781350600379","title":"Sophokles Antigone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvellous new translation by Anne Carson that crackles with canny colloquialism and insight\" - \u003ci\u003eArts Desk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her dead brother is decreed a traitor, Antigone refuses to leave his body unburied. Defying her uncle's governance she forges ahead with the funeral alone, placing personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eT.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Anne Carson, offers a vivid translation of Sophokles' tragic masterpiece that was first staged in a ground-breaking production at the Barbican in 2015, directed by Ivo van Hove. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA raw and beautiful adaption, \u003ci\u003eSophokles. Antigone \u003c\/i\u003eis published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Laura Jansen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophocles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350600377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350600379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Sophocles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443205189887,"sku":"9781350600379","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4228422c-f158-4225-b81b-c01f95979665.jpg?v=1777202557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sophokles-antigone-sophocles-9781350600379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}