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Antigone. Sophocles. Paris, France. 1858.
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Current edition Experimental
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858))
Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.
Editions (9)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1325 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1325 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1325.mvp-line-1299 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1325 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1323 focus
πᾷ θῶ, ὅπᾳ πρότερον ἴδω. πάντα γὰρ
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1324 focus
βράχιστα γὰρ κράτιστα τἀν ποσὶν κακά.
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1325.mvp-line-1302 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1325 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1325 focus
τὸν οὐκ ὄντα μᾶλλον ἢ μηδένα.
1325
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1328 focus
komm, o komm,
komm, o komm,
Kreon.
Erschein' endlich mir, mein glorreichstes Loos,
1290
Und führe mir herauf den endigenden Tag!
Nahe nur, gewünschtes Ziel,
Und laß keinen andern Tag mehr mich schau'n!
Erschein' endlich mir, mein glorreichstes Loos,
1290
Und führe mir herauf den endigenden Tag!
Nahe nur, gewünschtes Ziel,
Und laß keinen andern Tag mehr mich schau'n!
Der Chor.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1347-1347 focus
As Creon is being conducted into the house, the Chorus Leader speaks the closing verses.
Chorus
Wisdom is provided as the chief part of happiness, and our dealings with the gods must be in no way unholy. The great words of arrogant men have to make repayment with great blows, and in old age teach wisdom.
Wisdom is provided as the chief part of happiness, and our dealings with the gods must be in no way unholy. The great words of arrogant men have to make repayment with great blows, and in old age teach wisdom.
Commentary
Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
635-765. mvp-comment-375-1 Haemon professes obedience to his father, but with the implied condition that his father commands what is right. Not heeding this, Creon welcomes his general profession, and enlarges on the blessings that follow from obedience in public and private. He urges Haemon to renounce Antigone. Haemon replies by repeating the praise of her which he has heard in the city (Ar. Rhet. 3. 17, ἕτερον χρὴ λέγοντα ποιεῖν.. ὡς Σοφοκλῆς τὸν Αἴμονα ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἀντιγόνης πρὸς τὸν πατέρα, ὡς λεγόντων ἑτέρων), and begs his father not to be deaf to all opinions but his own. Creon is impatient at this, and, after an altercation, in which both speakers become exasperated, Creon orders Antigone to be brought for immediate execution, and Haemon breaks away in sullen anger. This episode interposes a necessary pause between the condemnation of Antigone and its results, i. e, between the two chief crises of the action, and assists the main impression by bringing the light of natural affection and common opinion to bear on the situation.
742. mvp-comment-438-1 This line is sometimes printed with a note of interrogation, as if the words διὰ δίκης ἰὼν πατρί were epexegetic of σοῦ.. προκήδομαι. ('Villain, when you are wrangling with your father?') But the connection of the lines in this στιχομυθία is not very close, and the more obvious meaning (Villain, to wrangle with your father!') is more probable.