Euripides’ lost play "Antigone"
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Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" is a vanished tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright that offered an alternative dramatic treatment of the Antigone myth, now known only through fragments and later references.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical Greek drama
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lost ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ play by Euripides ⓘ |
| alternativeTreatmentOf | story of Antigone ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Euripides in ancient sources ⓘ |
| author | Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Antigone myth ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | ancient lists of Euripides’ plays ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Sophocles’ "Antigone" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 5th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| dramaticCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ Haemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influence | later interpretations of the Antigone myth ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments
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later ancient references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | choral tragedy ⓘ |
| modernKnowledge | reconstructed hypothetically from testimonia ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| originalForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatrical performance ⓘ |
| preservationState | incomplete ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Euripides’ other Theban plays (e.g., "Phoenician Women") ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
classical philology
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reconstruction of lost dramas ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | conflict over burial and royal authority ⓘ |
| survival | only fragments survive ⓘ |
| tradition | part of Euripidean corpus in antiquity ⓘ |
| uncertainty |
exact performance date is unknown
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plot details are largely unknown ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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