- Feminist Readings of Antigone
In this Book
- Fanny Söderbäck
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Gender Theory
Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why Antigone Today?
- Prologue: Nomadic Antigone
- Part I: Between Past and Future: Feminist Politics in the Private and Public Realms
- 1: After Antigone: Women, the Past, and the Future of Feminist Political Thought
- 2: On the Body of Antigone
- 3: Impossible Mourning: Sophocles Reversed
- 4: The Performative Politics and Rebirth of Antigone in Ancient Greece and Modern South Africa
- 5: The Eternal Irony of the Community
- 6: “the celestial Antigone, the most resplendent figure ever to have appeared on earth”: Hegel’s Feminism
- pp. 111-130
- Part II: Incestuous Desire: Sexuality, Kinship, and Psychoanalytical Approaches
- 7: Promiscuous Obedience
- pp. 133-153
- 8: Antigone’s Line
- pp. 155-172
- 9: Beyond Pleasure: The Other History of Sexuality
- pp. 173-193
- 10: Transgressing With-In-To the Feminine
- pp. 195-214
- 11: Antigone: Limit and Horizon
- pp. 215-229
- Bibliography
- pp. 231-239
- Contributors
- pp. 241-244
- pp. 245-262
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The word “feminism” was first officially coined by French socialist Charles Fourier to be used to describe equal rights and social standing for women in the 1890’s. Throughout time, the meaning has changed, but the underlying principles have remained the same. Even before the coinage and common usage of the word, feminist movements and works have emerged in different societies all throughout the world. There is no official “feminist” honor presented to any one thing to make it a legitimate feminist piece of work, but rather, various interpretations dissect these novels, movements, protests, pieces of art, and so on forth, to assert whether they can be considered feminist in nature or not, whether by precursory glance or by analysis of deeper meaning. In Sophocles’ Antigone , the title character herself, though not quite a modern-day feminist by one’s standards now, is an example of such a rising feminist in early literature before feminist movements and writings became more common. Being the central character in this story gives Antigone more independence than previous women characters. Her independence is one of the main features which makes her and her story early feminist examples; while Antigone does not pass the Bechdel...
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Feminism in Antigone is a crucial step in the breakthrough of gender roles in modern-day media; Sophocles’ play held various influential themes that tackle societal issues that transcend up to this very day. One of which is the controversial topic of feminism.
summary. New and classic essays on Antigone and feminist philosophy. This book collects the most interesting and provocative feminist work on the figure of Antigone, in particular looking at how she can figure into contemporary debates on the role of women in society. Contributors focus on female subjectivity and sexuality, feminist ethics and ...
1 Works Cited Open Document Antigone – The First Feminist How old is feminism, and who was the first feminist? Although no one can say for sure the exact date on which the feminist movement started, most of it is attributed to the past two centuries. However, women who are feminists have been around much longer.
Early Feminism and Parallels to Modern Feminist Ideals in Antigone Anonymous 11th Grade. The word “feminism” was first officially coined by French socialist Charles Fourier to be used to describe equal rights and social standing for women in the 1890’s. Throughout time, the meaning has changed, but the underlying principles have remained ...
Feminism in Antigone Although ancient Greece was a male-dominant society, Sophocles’ Antigone portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. Antigone, the tragic heroine, rejects the traditional role of women. As such, Sophocles punishes Ismene for embodying traditional attitude. Moreover, Creon is punished for misogyny.