Sophocles' Antigone and Funeral Oratory

Sophocles' "Antigone" is discussed. Aspects of the play are compared to funeral discourse to study how Sophocles uses the power of that discourse for his own tragic mythmaking.

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Published in:American journal of philology 1990-12, Vol.111 (4), p.441-456
Main Authors: Bennett, Larry J., Wm. Blake Tyrrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
City states
Courage
Death
Funerals
Hades
Laments
Literary criticism
Men
Oratory
Sophocles (496?-406 BC)
Theater
Tragic theater
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Summary:Sophocles' "Antigone" is discussed. Aspects of the play are compared to funeral discourse to study how Sophocles uses the power of that discourse for his own tragic mythmaking.
ISSN:0002-9475
1086-3168
DOI:10.2307/295240