The Sepulchral Metaphor in "The Burial at Thebes", a translation of Sophocles' "Antigone" by Seamus Heaney
Chapter
Publication Date:
2008
Short description:
The Sepulchral Metaphor in "The Burial at Thebes", a translation of Sophocles' "Antigone" by Seamus Heaney / Salis, Loredana. - (2008), pp. 202-212.
abstract:
This study explores Seamus Heaney's search for and creation of imaginary spaces, with special attention to the metaphor of the sepulchre in his reworking of Sophocles' "Antigone"
Iris type:
2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
Antigone; Seamus Heaney; theatrical reworking
List of contributors:
Salis, Loredana
Book title:
The Irish Knot: Imaginary/Real Ireland