Betrayal, loyalty, harsh judgment, faithful love, and tragic ends.Antigone remains one of the most heartbreaking plays of all times (for me).The play starts with death and ends with death. Nothing is gained, but lives are lost.They are lost because of Creon's stubborness. His judgment blinds his wis...
Though the translation is by Mazon, the lengthy introduction is by Diès, and is the best single monograph-length study of the dialogue in existence. Diès, as I have said, was a remarkable scholar and a great Platonist.
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