The Role of Women in Antigone
Antigone by Sophocles is an example of an ancient piece of feminist literature set in Greece. The play revolves around a woman named “Antigone,” who defies the directives of Kreon, the Thebes’ emperor (Wiersma, 1984). The woman defies authority by burying her late brother’s body against a decree requiring such bodies to be abandoned. The female ... Read More
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