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Antigone

by Slavoj Zizek (birkbeck Institute For Humanities, University Of London, Uk)

  • Paperback
  • 112 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 12.5 x 19.4 x 1.1 cm

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While it is common practice in contemporary theatre to re-contextualise a piece of work, the riskier - and Slavoj Zizek would argue more faithful - approach might be to change the actual story itself. Zizek's Antigone not only re-positions Antigone as a revolutionary political figure, it alters the narrative of the play itself. As Zizek puts it himself in the introduction to the play, 'Only one thing is sure: sticking to the traditional letter is the safest way to betray the spirit of the classic'. Philosophers have long been preoccupied with Antigone - Kierkegaard, Hegel, Plato and Judith Butler to name but a few - but never before has a philosopher had the audacity to throw fidelity to the wind and re-write one of the most classic plays in the history of theatre. This lack of fidelity is, of course, precisely the point: not only is this a fascinating new play in its own right, it is a a political work calling into question our ideas of reverence to the canon, fidelity to the text and the notion of what 'faithfulness' might really mean. A brilliantly funny, moving and political play for those who are interested in reading and watching Antigone in a new way.
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  • Author

    Slavoj Zizek (birkbeck Institute For Humanities, University Of London, Uk)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    April 2016

  • Weight

    91g

  • Page Count

    112

  • Dimensions

    12.5 x 19.4 x 1.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781474269377

  • ISBN-10

    1474269370

  • Eden Code

    4642593

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