Tragic and just as much a hymn to life, written in 1966, shifts between the past of ancient myths and the historical present in Greece's civil war.
historical present of the Greek civil war. Ismene, Antigone's sister, revisits history, balancing power and innocence.
power and innocence. The need for glory, aimless heroism and recklessness.
Translated by Dominique Grandmont © Editions Gallimard.
historical present of the Greek civil war. Ismene, Antigone's sister, revisits history, balancing power and innocence.
power and innocence. The need for glory, aimless heroism and recklessness.
Translated by Dominique Grandmont © Editions Gallimard.
