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Title: | Sophocles' Portrayal of Woman in "Antigone": A Feminist Reading |
Authors: | Almaaroof, Ansam Riyad A'amir, A'asha |
Keywords: | Tragedy Greek Theatre Feminism feminist Literature |
Issue Date: | 4-Oct-2017 |
Publisher: | Sudan University of Science and Technology |
Citation: | Almaaroof, Ansam Riyad . Sophocles' Portrayal of Woman in "Antigone": A Feminist Reading \ Ansam Riyad Almaaroof , A'asha A'amir .- Journal of Human Science .- vol 18 , no2.- 2017 .- article |
Abstract: | Sophocles' "Antigone" is one of the early plays that tackles women position in the social frame. The play depicts a struggle between the principle characters, Creon and Antigone. The paper hypothesizes that Sophocles exposes an early feminist view regarding the gender role of women in the society in general and the Greek society in particular. In following a mixed approach of character-analysis, feminist as well as social methods as a tool for tackling the text, the paper aims at proving the being mentioned hypothesis. The paper ends with the conclusion that points out the results of the discussion |
Description: | article |
URI: | http://repository.sustech.edu/handle/123456789/19096 |
ISSN: | 1858-6724 |
Appears in Collections: | Volume 18 No. 2 |
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