The article analyzes a new review of Sophocles' Antigone, written by Kamila Shamsie and awarded with the Women's Prize for fiction in 2018. Set between London and the Middle Eastern countries, the novel tells the story of an Islamic girl who fights for the return to England of her jihadist brother's body, forbidden by the British Home Secretary. In particular, the passages considered rewrite the prologue of Antigone and the dialogue between Creon and Emone, and demonstrate that the author has read the sophoclean tragedy in its original version.
Antigone e la Jihad / Boero, F.. - In: MAIA. - ISSN 0025-0538. - STAMPA. - 72:1(2020), pp. 149-156.
Antigone e la Jihad
Boero F.
2020-01-01
Abstract
The article analyzes a new review of Sophocles' Antigone, written by Kamila Shamsie and awarded with the Women's Prize for fiction in 2018. Set between London and the Middle Eastern countries, the novel tells the story of an Islamic girl who fights for the return to England of her jihadist brother's body, forbidden by the British Home Secretary. In particular, the passages considered rewrite the prologue of Antigone and the dialogue between Creon and Emone, and demonstrate that the author has read the sophoclean tragedy in its original version.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
