The Greek text of Sophocles' play Antigone, preceded by a full introduction, and followed by a commentary which provides help with language, metre and cultural references and is also concerned with issues of performance.



Sophocles' Antigone is probably the most widely read and performed of all Greek tragedies, and its themes and conflicts resonate powerfully into the modern era. In this new edition, Mark Griffith combines sophisticated literary and cultural interpretation with close attention to language, metre, and issues of performance, and thus makes the play more fully available to readers of Greek than ever before. The introduction requires no knowledge of Greek and will interest all students of drama and literature.