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vivizinha's review
5.0
Anne Carson used her translation of Sophocles' Antigone to write an (re)interpretation of the original play and I really loved it. She uses words in a very playful way, the characters seem so ancient but also so modern.
"I mean can a person be so completely conscious of being unconscious that she is guilty of her own repression is that what I’m guilty of"
"I mean can a person be so completely conscious of being unconscious that she is guilty of her own repression is that what I’m guilty of"
daisyvb's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I think I'm meant to watch plays and not read them; it takes a lot for them to land in my mind when they are just words. I think this is likely also better, when one has some familiarity with the story of Antigone beyond the basics of her desire to bury her brother. Some really amazing lines of dialogue and speeches in here, and great concepts. I'll return once I've read more on the original story.
achillesheeled's review
5.0
ANTIGONE: O one and only head of my sister whose blood intersects with my own in too many ways / the dead are cold / they’ll welcome me
ISMENE: you are a person in love with the impossible
i am a firm believer that translated texts should never read as if they were originally written in english and this is a great example of why.
ISMENE: you are a person in love with the impossible
i am a firm believer that translated texts should never read as if they were originally written in english and this is a great example of why.
nichecase's review against another edition
3.0
i always feel like i like anne carson more in theory than in practice. she always has some great phrases and passages but they always feel disjointed from what's around them. i think it's because everyone shares carson's (rather disinterested, detached and academic) voice; interpersonal conflict doesn't feel nearly so meaty when it feels like there's only one person involved.
zelos's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i think carson really shines when she gets the chance to iterate and expand on the classics she so clearly adores. this wasn't my first time reading antigonick but every time it absolutely blows me away both as a work of poetry and as a drama. i've toyed with using eurydike's monologue for auditions so many times but to take it out of the play is to kill it entirely imo
shaunnow38's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
casparb's review against another edition
4.0
Really cool and dramatically bursting with ideas though I do feel I need to sit on it for a while before I make my mind up. I'm unconvinced by Carson's use of Hegel but pondering pondering - I'm enthusiastic about the play as a whole even though it never sits. This is neither a translation nor 'version'- neither tragedy nor self-aware metatextual rewrite.
I'm tempted to call it unique, dramatically and as an iteration of the source text. Would suggest reading only after AC's Antigone.
I'm tempted to call it unique, dramatically and as an iteration of the source text. Would suggest reading only after AC's Antigone.