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Antigone by Jean Anouilh
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it was amazing
bookshelves: classics, western-european, drama

Written in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of France, Anouilh's retelling of Antigone is intended as a tribute to the French Resistance. It is a powerful, beautifully written reinterpretation of the very moving original. It demonstrates the role of context in the interpretation of myth.

Thanks to GR friends Ilse and Theo Logos, for the recommendation
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Reading Progress

March 1, 2021 – Shelved
March 1, 2021 – Shelved as: to-read
August 24, 2022 – Started Reading
August 25, 2022 – Shelved as: classics
August 25, 2022 – Shelved as: western-european
August 25, 2022 – Shelved as: drama
August 25, 2022 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Kalliope (new) - rated it 4 stars
Aug 25, 2022 10:02PM

Kalliope I watched this on the stage, and read it, years ago. I would like to revisit it.


message 2: by Ilse (new) - added it
Aug 26, 2022 01:53AM

Ilse So happy it resonated with you as well, Linda!


message 3: by Linda (new) - rated it 5 stars
Aug 26, 2022 07:01AM

Linda Kalliope wrote: "I watched this on the stage, and read it, years ago. I would like to revisit it."

I would love to see this performed.


message 4: by Linda (new) - rated it 5 stars
Aug 26, 2022 07:05AM

Linda Ilse wrote: "So happy it resonated with you as well, Linda!"

Thanks so much, Ilse.


message 5: by Margaret M - (having a challenging time (new)
Aug 28, 2022 03:06PM

Margaret M - (having a challenging time and on GR as much as I can) Sounds excellent as do your comments for this Linda


message 6: by Linda (new) - rated it 5 stars
Aug 28, 2022 06:56PM

Linda Thanks for your kind words.


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