Seamus Heaney: The Burial at Thebes [2005] paperback HORRO passionate and exquisitely written

passionate and exquisitely written

this pitches old beliefs against new ways with a haunting delicacy that rings true

Chapman traces the film's development and production history

it'll definitely make you think

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Seamus Heaney: The Burial at Thebes [2005] paperback HORRO passionate and exquisitely writtenCommissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 2004, The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Antigone whose eponymous heroine is one of the most sharply individualized and compelling figures in Western drama. Faithful to the play's time and place, The Burial at Thebes represents opposing voices as they enact the ancient conflict between family and state in a time of crisis,