#12 in Drama & theatre
Antigone
- 96
- Pages
- about 2 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Antigone” is Jean Anouilh’s taut, modern reworking of Sophocles’ tragedy. His heroine rejects the modest, comfortable happiness on offer and demands all or nothing, and the play sets that refusal against the authority of the crown. Its questions about conscience, family and power remain pointed. Readers who know the Greek original will enjoy seeing how a twentieth-century playwright reshapes it.
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About the book
Jean Anouilh's play Antigone is a tragedy inspired by the play of the same name by Sophocles.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 58 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Drama & theatre average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 58 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Antigone?
It has 96 pages — shorter than 95% of the ranked books in Drama & theatre.
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