· The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney’s version of Sophocles’ play Antigone.I read it for my December World Party Reading Challenge book, for which the country was Greece. About the Book: Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, finds out that both of her brothers are dead, having fought on opposing sides of a battle. tragic repetition of events in her family's history. In this outstanding new translation, commissioned by Ireland's renowned Abbey Theatre to commemorate its centenary, Seamus Heaney exposes the darkness and the humanity in Sophocles' masterpiece, and inks it with his own modern and masterly touch. The Burial at Thebes - - The Burial at. · The Burial at Thebes.: Sophocles. Faber Faber, - Poetry - 64 pages. 4 Reviews. Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in , The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Antigone - whose eponymous heroine is one of the most sharply individualized and /5(4).
But it actually was very interesting, The Burial at Thebes by Seamus Heaney is a translation of Sophocles' play Antigone, the last of the three Theban plays. I admit I did need to read the first two and already have a basic knowledge on the characters and Greek mythology in order to really appreciate this play. The Burial at Thebes. Seamus Heaney. Faber Faber, - Drama - 64 pages. 4 Reviews. Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in , The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Antigone - whose eponymous heroine is one of the most sharply individualized and. The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's version of Sophocles' play Antigone.I read it for my December World Party Reading Challenge book, for which the country was Greece. About the Book: Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, finds out that both of her brothers are dead, having fought on opposing sides of a battle.
The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone. by. Seamus Heaney (Adaptation), Sophocles. · Rating details · 2, ratings · reviews. Sophocles' play, first staged in the fifth century B.C., stands as a timely exploration of the conflict between those who affirm the individual's human rights and those who must protect the state's security. The Burial at Thebes. by Seamus Heaney. 64pp, Faber, £ In his book Antigones George Steiner showed how Sophocles' play is one of the most enduring texts in the history of western literary. The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney’s version of Sophocles’ play Antigone. I read it for my December World Party Reading Challenge book, for which the country was Greece. About the Book: Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, finds out that both of her brothers are dead, having fought on opposing sides of a battle.
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