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Production

Antigone (1948)

APGRD id
733
Start date
15th February 1948
Production Media
Stage-play
Languages
German
Associated ancient works
Antigone (Sophocles)
Scripts:
Die Antigone des Sophokles (1949) (Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) AKA Born: Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, Caspar Neher (1897-1962) AKA born Rudolf Ludwig Caspar Neher, Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) AKA Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin)
APGRD Notes
Brecht's adaptation was based on Hölderlin's translation of the play; Hölderlin's text, published in 1804, had not previously been staged.
URI
https://apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/733

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The Politics of Greek Tragedy David Carter Book