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Lecture 6: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Antigone (Lines 1-1352)

Lecture 6: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Antigone (Lines 1-1352)

Update: 2020-03-11
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In this lecture, we cover the major plot-points of Sophocles' "Antigone." We consider (a) its chronology in relation to the other two plays from "The Theban Trilogy" which was never meant to be a trilogy; (b) considered Antigone's argument for burying her brother, Polyneices, against the edict of her uncle and the new King of Thebes, Creon; and (c) we considered the position of Creon as a new ruler with a potentially tenuous hold on power.

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Lecture 6: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Antigone (Lines 1-1352)

Lecture 6: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Antigone (Lines 1-1352)

Alexander Schmid