Elaborating on this basic plot of the ancient greek play by sophocles antigon 441 b. Frenchlanguage play written during the nazi occupation of paris, only months before the citys liberation in august 1944. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 72 pages and is available in paperback format. Anouilh reworked and produced antigone as a protest against the fascist regime in france, imposed by hitler after his army occupied the country during the second world war. Pdf antigone book the theban plays free download 80. In english, it is often distinguished from its antecedent through its pronunciation french pronunciation. Au lever du rideau, tous les personnages sont en scene. I am too far away from you now, talking to you from a kingdom you cant get into, with your quick tongue and your hollow heart. The play was produced in paris in 1942 and it depicted the plight of. Jean anouilh s play antigone is a tragedy inspired by greek mythology and the play of the same name by sophocles.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1944, and was written by jean anouilh. Ces personnages vont vous jouer lhistoire dantigone. En 1961, jean anouilh en donna une lecture a voix haute enregistree par alexandre caparis. This paper will explore the reworking of antigone by jean anouilh, in comparison to sophocles antigone. It is you who have lost your way and dont know what to say. I laugh, creon, because i see suddenly what a transparent hypocrite you are. Le personnage baptise le prologue presente les differents protagonistes.
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