Overview

Sophocles’s Antigone presents the audience with a serious political question — whether law is capable of resolving fundamental questions of right and wrong or whether it is merely a self-legitimising discourse in which power is reduced to rhetoric and persuasion and nothing more. Sophocles poses that question and cleverly casts the audience in the role of a jury, asking them to pass judgment on a question that subversively threatens the claim that justice transcends language. This groundbreaking new English translation offers an authoritative reading of the Greek play as a work of legal literature. It seeks to convey the language of law and the spirit of litigation in the play, which are critically important for understanding the conflict and the motivations of the key characters. It is accompanied by a series of essays serving to guide readers through the play’s legal issues. The translation offered here — in accurate but idiomatic English free verse — provides a reliable and essential foundation for discussion of the legal themes of the play. This book will appeal to students, academics, lawyers, and anyone with an interest in law and literature, legal theory, or the study of legal discourses in a courtroom setting. 1443

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Author:   Roger S. Fisher
Publisher:   Irwin Law Inc
Imprint:   Irwin Law Inc
Weight:   0.496kg
ISBN:  

9781552213681

ISBN 10:   1552213684
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   14 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface Chapter One: The Antigone as a Trial Play Chapter Two: Legal Speech and Argumentation in the Antigone Chapter Three: The Forensic Question of the Play Chapter Four: Legal and Religious Discourse in the Antigone Chapter Five: Antigone's Closing Argument Chapter Six: Creon's Discourse Shift Chapter Seven: The Verdict of the Antigone English Translation with Stage Directions and Notes Appendix A: Trials, Law Courts, and Theatres Appendix B: Metaphors and Images for Justice in the Antigone Appendix C: Antigone’s Personal Status under Athenian Law Appendix D: Visual Depictions of the Meaning of Justice Appendix E: Reflections on the Antigone and Other Courtroom Dramas Glossary of Important Names, Terms, and Phrases Select Bibliography Index

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Roger S Fisher teaches in the Department of Humanities at York University. He has a BA in classics from the University of Ottawa, an MA in classics from McMaster University, and a PhD in ancient history from McMaster University. He also has a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School and is a barrister and solicitor licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

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