Un processo ad Antigone. “The Island” di Athol Fugard, John Kani e Winston Ntshona
No play of the ancient world has been revived, revised, or rewritten for performance as often in modern times as Sophocles’ Antigone. This study focuses on one of the most renowned African refigurations of the Greek tragedy, The Island by Fugard, Kani, and Ntshona. First performed in South Africa in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Prof. Rinaldo Rinaldi
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Parole Rubate : Rivista Internazionale di Studi sulla Citazione |
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| Online Access: | http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo17_pdf/F17_11_rolli_antigone.pdf |
| Summary: | No play of the ancient world has been revived, revised, or rewritten for performance as often in modern times as Sophocles’ Antigone. This study focuses on one of the most renowned African refigurations of the Greek tragedy, The Island by Fugard, Kani, and Ntshona. First performed in South Africa in 1973 under the apartheid regime, The Island is a play about putting on Antigone in prison. For the two protagonists of the play, “Doing Antigone” is an act of political resistance to the brutalizing power of the state. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-0114 |