Sophocles 496? BCE-407 BCE creator Koskimies, Kaarlo 1851-1918 text utu 2017 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Antigone" by Sophocles is an Athenian tragedy written in either 442 or 440 BC. After a civil war leaves two brothers dead, their uncle Creon decrees that one will receive honors while the other's body must remain unburied. Their sister Antigone defies this edict, choosing to honor her brother according to divine law despite facing execution. Her defiance sets off a conflict between family loyalty and state authority, between the laws of the gods and the laws of man. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone_(Sophocles_play) Release date is 2017-04-12 E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen Original publication data not identified Tragedies (Drama) Antigone (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54543 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54543 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134246.0 54543