Antigone

Highly recommend

Very useful prefatory comments and probably the English translation truest to the French original. This version maintains the ambiguity that Anouilh seems to have intended. It thus goes far beyond any simple celebration of "resistance," and leaves us with more questions than answers. Excellent book.

Book that was purchase for my Daughters English class essay. She said that she enjoyed the book very much.

Buy the student edition! It is cheaper than the others and I bet it contains nearly all the same content. Easy to understand, thoughtful read, albeit a bit short. It contains some philosophical questions leaving the reader to answer. It moves at a good pace and is clear, there's not a whole lot of hidden messages. Although I purchased this for school, it is a play that I will probably re-read and "get something out of". The only thing is that the picture on the cover on my book is different from the one advertised, so -1 star for that. It's a good read for someone who is newly interested in plays and dramas.

I could not find this book at the library so I was happy happy when I found it online and it was shipped to me and arrived the next day.

This was a requirement for school. It was perfect, and it was exactly what was required for the class. It was in perfect shape.

glad to have it for my collection

I did not care for the transaltaion, nor did I care for the commentary--except in as much as it made me want to compare translations.I am an adult reader, and theater artist.

Dall'alto della mia ignoranza non conoscevo questa storia, ho dovuto acquistare il libro per svolgerci un lavoro di scenografia sopra. MENO MALE CHE L'HO FATTO!Anouil prende il classico di Antigone e lo adatta più che bene ai canoni estetici dell'epoca in cui visse Una rivisitazione parecchio suggestiva, pur lasciando molto spazio interpretativo alla fantasia del lettore.Consigliato? Sì! Anche per le persone come me che leggono poco o che fanno fatica a leggere, essendo una storia breve che scorre velocemente.

I have read several versions of Antigone and all of them present Creon as a tyrant and Antigone as a helpless victim. Anouilh presents the duo differently and that is the prime attraction of this narrative.It also reflects politics in France before WWII, which was unfortunately lost on me.

Attention livre en anglais...

This is an extremely thought-provoking play. I just read it to my kids over breakfasts. The dialogue between Antigone and Creon is particularly gripping: who is the totalitarian? Creon makes a very compelling case for making the most out of what we have. And at the same time, do we not equally need some of Antigone's drive and ideals, to get the most out of life? The complexity of the issues is presented beautifully and clearly in Anouilh's play.

With extensive notes on the text and background essays that are helpful to the student like me and insightful.