![]() More ambivalent than his ancient model, Sophocles, Anouilh uses Greek myth to explore the disturbing moral dilemmas of our times. In defying the tyrant Creon and going to her death, Antigone conveyed to Anouilh’s compatriots a covert message of heroic Translated by, Barbara Bray. In defying the tyrant Creon and going to her death, Antigone conveyed to Anouilh's compatriots a covert message of heroic resistance but the author's characterisaation of Creon also seemed to exonerate Marshal Petain and his fellow collaborators. Antigone by Jean Anouilh, available at Book Depository with free By (author) Jean Anouilh, Translated by Barbara Bray, Edited by Dan. Editions for Antigone: 041330860X (Paperback published in 1960), 2710330407 (Mass Market Paperback published in 2008), 2710300257 (Mass Market Paperback. ![]() ![]() Antigone, his best-known play, was performed in 1944 in Nazi-controlled Paris and provoked fierce controversy. In defying the tyrant Creon and going to her death, Antigone conveyed to Anouilh’s compatriots a covert message of heroic resistance but the author’s characterisaation of Creon also seemed to exonerate Marshal Petain and his fellow collaborators. About Antigone 'Anouilh is a poet, but not of words: he is a poet of words-acted, of scenes-set, of players-performing' Peter Brook Jean Anouilh, one of the foremost French playwrights of the twentieth century, replaced the mundane realist works of the previous era with his innovative dramas, which exploit fantasy, tragic passion, scenic poetry and cosmic leaps in time and space. Antigone, his best-known play, was performed in 1944 in Nazi-controlled Paris and provoked fierce controversy. Please note that we currently support the following browsers: Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 Chrome (latest version, as it auto updates) Firefox (latest version, as it auto updates) and Safari (latest version, as it auto updates).
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