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Jean Anouilh's play Antigone (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tiɡɔn]) is a tragedy inspired by the play of the same name by Sophocles. Performance history [ edit ] Original production [ edit ]
- February 6, 1944
- French
Overview. Antigone is a 1944 play by French playwright Jean Anouilh that is an adaptation of a play also named Antigone by the Ancient Greek writer Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BCE. Written in the heat of World War II, Anouilh’s adaptation of the classical drama was first performed in Paris during the Nazi occupation while ...
Elaborating on this basic plot of the ancient Greek play by Sophocles Antigon (441 b.c.e.; Antigone, 1729), twentieth century playwright Jean Anouilh begins his version with narration by the ...
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Antigone est une pièce en un acte de Jean Anouilh représentée pour la première fois au théâtre de l'Atelier à Paris le 6 février 1944, durant l'Occupation allemande, dans une mise en scène, des décors et des costumes d'André Barsacq.
Jean Anouilh’s Antigone begins with all the characters frozen in tableaus onstage. The Chorus announces that this is the story of Antigone, daughter of the former king Oedipus and sister to Ismene, Eteocles, and Polynices. Antigone sits alone while the Chorus explains how she will soon confront her uncle, Creon, the current King.
Nov 21, 2023 · The play Antigone, an extended one-act drama by French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) was based on Sophocles' work of the same name. It was written during the Nazi occupation of France from ...
Présentation. Antigone est une tragédie en un acte et en prose de Jean Anouilh écrite sous l’Occupation, créée en février 1944 à Paris et publiée en 1946. Inspirée de la pièce homonyme de Sophocle, elle reste son plus célèbre ouvrage.
