Revivals

Of Antigone

• Author(s): William Robert,
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Pages: 124
• ISBN_10: 1438458037
  ISBN_13: 9781438458038
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Sexuality & Gender Studies , Religion / Philosophy , Philosophy / General , Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical , Nature / Animal Rights , Social Science / Gender Studies ,

Description:... Why revive Antigone—again? And why now? William Robert responds to these questions through an inventive reading of Sophocles's Antigone, reimagining Antigone in unprecedented ways. These new possibilities, of new Antigones, offer fresh ideas on what it means to be human in relation to others. Recast in novel roles, Antigone is brought into contemporary conversations taking place in the humanities concerning animals, biopolitics, ethics, philosophies, religions, and sexualities. Robert also brings her into conversation with Luce Irigaray in ways that illuminate Antigone and Irigaray alike, opening up new avenues for understanding them both and their potential for further contributions to the humanities.