CONTEMPORISING ANTIGONE
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i2.2023.1913Keywords:
Retelling, Greek MythologyAbstract [English]
Retelling and contemporising a mythological character of a classic work of literature into a modern literary work with the same vigour and significance needs careful scrutiny and creativity. This article analyses Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie that retells Sophocles’ Antigone. Antigone and other characters are shifted into a contemporary setting without disturbing the framework of the canon that has been presented by Sophocles, the Greek tragedian.
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Grady, Constance. “This stunning new novel combines intimate family tragedy with epic Greek drama.” Vox. 14 August 2017, www.vox.com/culture/2017/8/14/
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Palat, Lakshana. “Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire : A modern retelling of a popular Greek mythology classic.” Hindustantimes. 21 August 2017, www.hindustantimes.com/books/kamila-shamsie-s-home-fire-a-modern-retelling-of-a-popular-greek-mythology-classic/story-6W2F8FujBa42l5d91yyETL.html.
Shamsie, Kamila. Home Fire. Bloomsbury P., 2017.
Sophocles. Antigone. Translated by Ian C. Johnston. Richer Resources P., 2007. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oseo/instance.00175110
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