Sophocles 496? BCE-407 BCE creator Csiky, Gergely 1842-1891 text utu 2021 monographic hu 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Antigone" by Sophocles is an Athenian tragedy written in either 442 or 440 BC. When Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, forbids the burial of Polynices—a brother who died fighting for the opposing side in a civil war—his niece Antigone faces an impossible choice. She must decide between obeying her uncle's decree or honoring divine law and family duty by burying her brother. Her defiance sets off a clash between human authority and sacred obligation that threatens to destroy them all. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone_(Sophocles_play) Release date is 2021-01-27 Albert László from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project Original publication data not identified Tragedies (Drama) Antigone (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64403 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64403 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134502.0 64403