The chief characteristic of robert fagless career was his ability to enter fully into. Located in tucsons unique fourth avenue shopping district, antigone books is a zany bookstore with a feminist slant. Dec 29, 2016 antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985 nicolas reyes. Robert fagles my own flesh and blooddear sister, dear ismene highlights the physicality of the kinship antigone asserts with ismene at the price of abandoning the greek. Antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985. Sophocles, bernard knox, robert fagles, pearson education, limited, 2003. How to make an analysis on the poem the starry night quora. Sophocles, the three theban plays, translated by robert fagles. The oedipus plays amazonclassics edition and millions of other books are available for instant access. Antigone, oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus penguin classics 1st by sophocles, bernard knox, robert fagles isbn. But that just proved to me that the difficult pleasure of reading is highly worth experiencing.
This is the final installment in sophocless theban plays, following oedipus rex and oedipus at colonus. I have so far only read oedipus the king and the introduction to the play by bernard knox. Everything he did involved the translation not only from one language to another but from the sensibility of one artist to another. I have so far only read oedipus the king and the introduction to the play by bernard. Antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985 duration.
The starry night long as i paint i feel myself less mad the brush in my hand. The three theban plays sophocles translated by robert fagles with. Her books include the play of character in platos dialog. Translator robert fagles traces the logic antigone uses to the histories of herodotus, in a story of a persian woman who saves her brother rather than her husband or children. Summary the latins hold council again, and turnus, seeing how everything has turned against them, now offers to fight alone against aeneas again, while the latins watch. Each has a distinctive badge, each comes with its own vocal dna, he says. If you want robert fagles translation, order the penguin classic. She clashes with creon, the king of thebes, over what constitutes justice and morality. Lines 9701034 cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. The starry night, university magazine 80 summer 1979. More specifically, i need to know how to cite paul roches translation it says revised and updated by paul roche of the 3 theban plays oedipus the.
The three plays antigone, oedipus the king, and oedipus at colonusare not strictly a trilogy, but all are based on the theban myths that were old even in sophocles time. It provides a thorough exploration of the plays plot, characters and main themes, including fate and death. King, a play written 16 years after first of the three, antigone, a play about. The starry night by robert fagles long as i paint i. Antigone was originally produced in paris in 1942, when france was an occupied nation and part of hitlers europe.
Each group will have their own poem or song and will be responsible for developing a thesis to fit their analysis. Ajax 460s440s the women of trachis 460s440s antigone the gods show. Fagles was arguably the most successful translator of greek and latin epics since dryden and pope. The three playsantigone, oedipus the king, and oedipus at colonusare not strictly a trilogy, but all are based on the theban myths that were old even in sophocles time. This book has been adapted for the aqa modular mathematics specification b by an experienced examiner, and is intended for use by students taking the higher leveloedipus the king. This sparknote uses robert fagless translation of the odyssey, published by.
Who live forever, sons of starry heaven and earth, and gloomy night, and salty sea. Oedipus rex robert fagles pdf oedipus rex robert fagles pdf download. Aug 11, 20 the unfolding, the denouement and conclusion of sophocles antigone not only do not lead to a resolution but to irresolution. An english version by dudley fitts and robert fitzgerald. Translated by robert fagles from antigone, a tragedy written just before or in 441 bc by sophocles.
In her defiance and her disregard for her own life, antigone declares her love for. Robert fagles national endowment for the humanities neh. Poems from the pictures of van gogh princeton essays on the arts fagles, robert on. Oct 04, 2012 for this activity, you will analyze a poem or song in tandem with starry night, vincent van goghs famous painting. They are, in a sense, incomprehensible, at least to me. Odysseus spends the night describing the fantastic chain of events leading up to his arrival on calypsos island. Robert fagles my own flesh and blooddear sister, dear ismene highlights the physicality of the kinship antigone asserts with ismene at the price of.
It is known by a variety of titles the most common being oedipus rex. Now, when his young daughter antigone defies her uncle, kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state. Antigone, oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus by robert translator sophocles. Nov 02, 2006 robert fagles, whose acclaimed translations of homers iliad and odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original latin as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. Robert fagles ode 1 numberless wonders terrible wonders walk the work the world but none the match for man that great wonder crossing the heaving gray sea, driven on by the blasts of winter on through breakers crashing left and right, holds his steady course and the oldest of the gods he wears away.
Antigone is one of the 5 greatest plays in western literature, and from this beautiful translation, it is easy to see why. Ive read antigone twice, once the robert fagles translation, twice in this. Theyre placed before the plays they discuss there are also endnotes at. Buy the three theban plays penguin classics book online at. Now you dont have to, but i recommend that you know the premise of oedipus because you will probably be slightly lost. Sophocles robert fagles translator bernard knox introduction.
The catastrophe of the tragic hero thus becomes the catastrophe of the fifthcentury man. Jun 16, 2014 antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985. Ismene, my dear sister whose father was my father grene stresses the notion of the sisters. The starry sky lay over gaia, and kronos lopped off his fathers genitals west, 8. This particular edition was rendered by robert fagles, perhaps the best translator.
Theban royal familyantigone, oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985 youtube. But he adds that antigone s rationale would make better sense had she been able to save polynices, rather than just bury him. Towering over the rest of greek tragedy, these three plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written.
For this activity, you will analyze a poem or song in tandem with starry night, vincent van goghs famous painting. An english version by dudley fitts and robert fitzgerald sophocles harcourt, brace and company, 1939 antigone greek mythology 95 pages. Robert fagles i, vincent is an entire volume of poetry inspired by the van goghs paintings, including one poem called the starry night. I think it did take a level of concentration im not accustomed to. Oedipuss daughter antigone deliberately breaks the laws of thebes when she buries her brothers body and is sentenced to death. Robert fagles it is very hard to know how to approach the theban plays. The tragedy of power in sophocles antigone literary yard. Robert fagles chose to write about vincent van goghs painting the starry night. The oresteia by aeschylus, fagles, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Every translation is different, says classicist robert fagles. Antigone by sophocles is one of the three theban plays. This play follows antigone and her loyalty to the gods. It is chronologically the third of the three theban plays. Ruby blondell is professor of classics at the university of washington in seattle.
Penguinhighbridge audio cassette, read by derek jacobi, introduced by. The three theban plays sophocles translated by robert. Antigone is a famous greek tragedy attributed to the ancient playwright sophocles at around 440 bce. Gilgamesh is intimidated by both his first dream cycle and his second. The chief characteristic of robert fagless career was his ability to enter fully into the mind of another artist. Odysseus spends the night describing the fantastic chain of events. September 11, 1933 march 26, 2008 was an american professor, poet, and academic, best known for his many translations of ancient greek. Oedipus rex robert fagles pdf portions of this new version of oedipus the king appeared originally in. Everything he did involved the translation not only from one language to another but from the. It is the crow who first spots the young girl antigone, who despite warnings from her sister ismene, decides to break the law of the land. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the plays central character, the young antigone, mirrored the predicament of the french people in the grips of tyranny.
Jul 05, 2016 it is the crow who first spots the young girl antigone, who despite warnings from her sister ismene, decides to break the law of the land. Antigone will deliver the same passionate, strident speech throughout the drama, unmoved by either pleadings or threats. In fact, the action intensifies antigones defiance, causing a cycle of death, things go insane with the suicides of her fiance haemon and his mother and creons wife. Now, when his young daughter antigone defies her uncle, kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and. Translated by robert fagles from antigone, a tragedy written just before or in. This particular edition was rendered by robert fagles, perhaps the best translator of the greek classics into english.
Robert fagles, whose acclaimed translations of homers iliad and odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of. Robert fagles ode 1 numberless wonders terrible wonders walk the work the world but none the match for man that great wonder crossing the heaving gray sea, driven on by the blasts of winter. As his great predecessors richmond lattimore and robert fitzgerald had done, he began his career with translations of lyric poets before turning to theatrical works. Focus on the similarities between the words of the poem and the visuals in the painting. In fact, the action intensifies antigones defiance, causing a. It strikes the right tone and is abolutely my goto version of this fantastic play. The unfolding, the denouement and conclusion of sophocles antigone not only do not lead to a resolution but to irresolution. Since the poem begins with an epigraph from one of van goghs letters to his brother, look to van gogh and find out something about him and his paintings including the starry night by van gogh. This is not a robert fagles translation even though it is connected by amazon to the fagles hardcover edition.
By sophocles citystate of athens, presentday greece translated from the greek by robert fagles characters antigone daughter of oedipus and jocasta ismene sister of antigone a chorus of old theban citizens and their leader creon king of thebes, uncle of antigone and ismene a sentry haemon son of creon and eurydice. He recounts his trip to the land of the lotus eaters, his battle with polyphemus the cyclops, his love affair with the witchgoddess circe, his temptation by the deadly. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Sep 04, 2017 antigone by sophocles is one of the three theban plays. Oedipuss daughter antigone deliberately breaks the laws of thebes when she buries her brothers. Fagles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Each group will have their own poem or song and will be responsible for. Antigone goes to the battlefield in front of thebes, pouring sand over polyneices body and performing burial rites. I wanted it to be in my voice, for better or worse. She allows herself to be captured after coming out of hiding when some guards try to brush off the dust, and a defiant antigone is brought to creon. Alexander the great slept with a copy of the book under his pillow and even.
Robert fagles translation conveys all of sophocles lucidity and power. She has published widely on greek literature and philosophy, and the reception of myth in popular culture. Antigone, by sophocles full audiobook a powerful artistic protest against tyranny, antigone has been translated and adapted dozens. The language absolutely captures each dramatic moment, from the. September 11, 1933 march 26, 2008 was an american professor, poet, and academic, best known for his many translations of ancient greek and roman classics, especially his acclaimed translations of the epic poems of homer. Study the details of the painting before you interpret the poem. Oedipuss daughter antigone deliberately breaks the laws of thebes when she. There are three theban plays antigone, oedipus the king.
The play expands on the theban legend of oedipus that predates it, dealing with antigone s burial of her brother polyneices in defiance of the law. It has to do with the tone of voice of the translator. Since the poem is an interpretation, it may or may not reflect what you see in the painting. The robert fagles translation was poetic and rhythmic. Poems from the pictures of van gogh princeton essays on the arts. Radio play with lucy gutteridge and patrick stewart, from cassette 19850217. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the plays central character, the young. To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes. Antigone by sophocles translated by robert fagles 1985 nicolas reyes. Antigone, oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus sophocles. Ancient greek literature ancient history encyclopedia. Now i am not a giant fan of the greeks when it comes to literature, but i adore antigone. It all starts after a battle which left both antigones.
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