Seamus Heaney Adaptation

In "The Burial at Thebes," Nobel-prize-winning writer Seamus Heaney offers his new translation of Sophocles' "Antigone" (c. 442 B.C.). In this translation--for Abbey Theatre--Heaney adds his own touches to revive this ancient tale of love and self-sacrifice. Read on:

• The Burial at Thebes
• Antigone Quiz
• Antigone - Sophocles - translated by F. Storr
• Antigone - Sophocles - translated by R. C. Jebb

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