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Antigone by Jean Anouilh (Book Analysis)

Antigone by Jean Anouilh (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280626913327EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Antigone by Jean Anouilh. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including tragedy, family and duty. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Jean Anouilh Presentation of Antigone Summary of Antigone Character study Antigone Creon Ismene Analysis of Antigone Antigone and the Resistance The author’s point of view Conscience vs. Law A detailed controversy Political significance About Antigone Antigone was first performed in 1944 and is possibly Anouilh's most famous play. It is an adaptation of the classical tragedy written by Sophocles and tells the story of Antigone and her attempts to bury her dead brother. The context of the play is very interesting and had a major influence on its success. The play came out under the Occupation, towards the end of the Second World War. Although it was first greeted with little enthusiasm, it soon became incredibly successful, with many people viewing the play as an analogy of the situation in France and admiring the heroine's bravery in standing up to the enemy. About Jean Anouilh Jean Anouilh was a French dramatist who worked in literature for half a century. He was born near Bordeaux in 1910 and, although he went to study law at the Sorbonne, he left after a year and a half due to lack of funds. When he was conscripted in 1929, his financial problems continued to worsen. Anouilh saw his first plays performed at the end of the 1920s and, although they were not very successful, he decided to keep writing. He was finally propelled into the limelight in 1937 with Traveller Without Luggage and, after this success, his fame only continued to grow. Antigone finally cemented his status as a leading dramatist in 20th-century France.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Antigone by Jean Anouilh. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including tragedy, family and duty. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Jean Anouilh Presentation of Antigone Summary of Antigone Character study Antigone Creon Ismene Analysis of Antigone Antigone and the Resistance The author’s point of view Conscience vs. Law A detailed controversy Political significance About Antigone Antigone was first performed in 1944 and is possibly Anouilh's most famous play. It is an adaptation of the classical tragedy written by Sophocles and tells the story of Antigone and her attempts to bury her dead brother. The context of the play is very interesting and had a major influence on its success. The play came out under the Occupation, towards the end of the Second World War. Although it was first greeted with little enthusiasm, it soon became incredibly successful, with many people viewing the play as an analogy of the situation in France and admiring the heroine's bravery in standing up to the enemy. About Jean Anouilh Jean Anouilh was a French dramatist who worked in literature for half a century. He was born near Bordeaux in 1910 and, although he went to study law at the Sorbonne, he left after a year and a half due to lack of funds. When he was conscripted in 1929, his financial problems continued to worsen. Anouilh saw his first plays performed at the end of the 1920s and, although they were not very successful, he decided to keep writing. He was finally propelled into the limelight in 1937 with Traveller Without Luggage and, after this success, his fame only continued to grow. Antigone finally cemented his status as a leading dramatist in 20th-century France.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Antigone by Jean Anouilh. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including tragedy, family and duty. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Jean...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Antigone by Jean Anouilh. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including tragedy, family and duty. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Jean Anouilh
  • Presentation of Antigone
  • Summary of Antigone
  • Character study
    • Antigone
    • Creon
    • Ismene
  • Analysis of Antigone
    • Antigone and the Resistance
    • The author’s point of view
    • Conscience vs. Law
    • A detailed controversy
    • Political significance

About Antigone

Antigone was first performed in 1944 and is possibly Anouilh’s most famous play. It is an adaptation of the classical tragedy written by Sophocles and tells the story of Antigone and her attempts to bury her dead brother.

The context of the play is very interesting and had a major influence on its success. The play came out under the Occupation, towards the end of the Second World War. Although it was first greeted with little enthusiasm, it soon became incredibly successful, with many people viewing the play as an analogy of the situation in France and admiring the heroine’s bravery in standing up to the enemy.

About Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh was a French dramatist who worked in literature for half a century. He was born near Bordeaux in 1910 and, although he went to study law at the Sorbonne, he left after a year and a half due to lack of funds. When he was conscripted in 1929, his financial problems continued to worsen. Anouilh saw his first plays performed at the end of the 1920s and, although they were not very successful, he decided to keep writing. He was finally propelled into the limelight in 1937 with Traveller Without Luggage and, after this success, his fame only continued to grow. Antigone finally cemented his status as a leading dramatist in 20th-century France.

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