Tragedy and Resistance in Antigona a tí druhí by Peter Karvaš

Authors

  • Charles Sabatos

Keywords:

Slovak literature, drama, tragedy, literary characters, Antigona, Karvaš, Peter

Abstract

This article analyzes the socialist-era adaptation of Antigone by Slovak playwright Peter Karvaš (Antigone and the Others, 1962) through some of the most influential theoretical interpretations of the classical text by Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Lacan.

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2017-11-01

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