Dramaturgy One

The play selected is Antigone by Sophocles. We will be using the R.C. Jebb translation. A link to the text can be found below. 
The original text was written about 442 B.C.E. and the translation being used was published in 1893. 




According to Oxford Reference Online Antigone is "A beautiful woman; a woman who defies authority" which is something that is still relevant to todays society. 






Text.
http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/antigone.html


"Richard Claverhouse Jebb." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Tues. 27 Oct. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Claverhouse_Jebb>.


"Antigone." Oxford Reference Online. Oxford UP. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezp.lib.cwu.edu>.