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Antigone

by Sophocles · -441

Classics · ranked #28 in category

After her brothers kill each other in civil war, Antigone defies the king's decree to bury the brother deemed a traitor, choosing divine law over human authority. Sophocles's tragedy raises questions about conscience versus the state, individual duty versus political power, that remain as urgent as they were in ancient Athens.

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Category
Classics
First published
-441 · -450s
Author
Sophocles
Standing
Essential Read

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