From the rear cover
In his long life, Sophocles (born ca. 496 B.C., died after 413) wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls the children of Oedipus.
Polynices, son of Oedipus, has led a rebellious army against his brother, Eteocles, ruler of Thebes. Both have died in single combat. When Creon, their uncle, assumes rule, he commands that the body of the rebel Polynices be left unburied and unmourned, and warns that anyone who tampers with his decree will be put to death.
Antigone, sister of Polynices, defies Creon's order and buries her brother, claiming that she honors first the laws of the gods. Enraged, Creon condemns her to be sealed in a cave and left to die. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling, frequently performed tragedy.
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- Title Antigone
- Author Sophocles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, NY
- Date 1993-10
- ISBN 9780486278049 / 0486278042
- Weight 0.13 lbs (0.06 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.28 x 0.18 in (20.98 x 13.41 x 0.46 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Reading level 1090
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
- Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
- Library of Congress subjects Drama, Antigone (Greek mythology) - Drama
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93019260
- Dewey Decimal Code 882.01
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