Antigone - Andrew Lyon Brown

Sophocles'
Antigone
is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is
read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are
beginning to study Greek tragedy. But it is by no means an easy
play, and the reader requires careful guidance if he is to
appreciate its subtleties and come to grips with its problems.In this edition the introduction includes an account of the myth,
a brief survey of the main interpretative issues, and a
bibliography. The text is newly constituted in the light of the
latest scholarly research, with an abbreviated critical
apparatus. The facing translation stays as close to the Greek
wording as English idiom allows, one of its purposes being to
show how the Greek is to be construed. The commentary is designed
to elucidate the play, not to discuss points of grammar or
philology, though the reader is alerted to all serious textual
uncertainties. While full account is taken of recent developments
in scholarship and literary criticism, the needs of the complete
beginner are constantly borne in mind, and almost all the notes
are accessible to readers with no Greek at all. Copious
references are provided to places where further discussion can be
found. Text with facing translation, commentary and notes.