Last semester, emmet focused on anne carsons play antigonick 2012. This paperback edition includes a new preface by pdf the author, dear antigone. Sophokles luminous and disturbing tragedy is here given an entirely fresh language and presentation. Antigonick was really fun to read and also really powerful.
Her awards and honors include the lannan award, the pushcart prize, the griffin trust award for excellence in poetry, and fellowships from the guggenheim an. In her inimitable style, carson defies boundaries of genre with another pioneering work. Ecstatic lyreis the first book of essays dedicated to the breadth of anne carsons works, individually, spanning fromeros the bittersweetthroughred doc. Feb 27, 2015 but perhaps the most intriguing tragedy of them all is about to open at the barbican, with ivo van hove directing juliette binoche in a new translation by anne carson of sophocless antigone, a. In antigonick, mesa says, anne carson takes the story of antigone, strips it down to its core, and insists that we examine our ancient heroine again. Anne carsons works rethink genre in some of the most unusual and nuanced ways that few writers ever attempt, from her lyric essays, enigmatic poems, and novels in verse to further forays into video and comics and collaborative performance. I like her use of euripides orestes as it seems much more of a finale than the eumenides, and i really enjoy the way she weaves poetry and modern language together, building to a quite modern, soap operastyle ending, capped off with apollo rocking up for a deus ex machina that really underlines how hes. Mar 17, 20 the day after our meeting, carson led a performance of antigonick in a small theater at n. The inscrutable brilliance of anne carson the new york times.
Jun 29, antigonick new directions paperbook and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. It dramatises its own eccentricity, evoking a portrait of the author in. Ce contenu a ete publie dans actualites, news, et marque avec anne carson, antigonick, ben hjorth, philoperformance par anna street. Antigonick by sophokles, translated by anne carson, labo laps 2014. Antigonick asks, what can one woman do in the face of unjust laws. Antigonick by anne carson 2012, hardcover for sale online.
In this video she performs antigonick, which is her version of sophocles ancient greek tragedy, antigone. If we separate the elements that make the book uniquely carson, we dont find much that she hasnt done before. The first is mostly negative, hailing from the times literary supplement. Anne is currently adapting the bakkhai for the almeida. Anne carson born june 21, 1950 is a canadian poet, essayist, translator, and professor of classics. Anne carsons rendition of sophocles timeless tragedy antigone, goes beyond translation. Hannah silverblank spectral presences and absences in anne carsons antigonick a bstr a c t. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Oct 14, 2012 andutterance and thought as clear as complicated air.
Carsons translation materially conjures spectral absences and presences. Antigonick is the newest book by the poet anne carson, and like nox, the exquisite accordion book released by new directions in 2010, it presents a new way of thinking about the book as a literary and artistic medium. Its hard to think of a writer more committed to unspringing language from habitual usage, wrenching words back into an almost unnerving. I just realized i forgot to add that i read antigonick. New directions, 2012 is like no other version of sophocless masterpiece. Carson lived in montreal for several years and taught at mcgill university, the university of michigan, and at princeton university from 1980 to 1987 and bard college. Jun 08, 2012 antigonick, a comic book of sophocles tragedy, is one of carson s strangest works. Antigonick by anne carson illustrated by bianca stone, bloodaxe, 112pp.
Theatre group last semester, emmet focused on anne carsonos play antigonick 2012. The english theatre workshop, which began in october 2014. Anne carsons poetry collection float in unconventional. But perhaps the most intriguing tragedy of them all is about to open at the barbican, with ivo van hove directing juliette binoche in a new translation by anne carson of sophocless antigone, a. Anne carson has published translations of the ancient greek poets sappho, simonides, aiskhylos, sophokles and euripides. On separate translucent vellum pages, the artist bianca stone has created stunning drawings to overlay the text. Antigonick is strangely reimagined by the inimitable classics scholar and awardwinning poet, anne carson. Antigonick is a translation of sophocless play antigone, with tangentiallyifatall related illustrations by bianca stone. With text blocks handinked on the page by anne carson and her collaborator robert currie, antigonick features translucent vellum pages with stunning drawings by bianca stone that overlay the text. S eliot prize, the pushcart prize, the griffin poetry prize twiceawarded, and was an annamaria kellen fellow at the american academy in berlin, germany. The text is mostly handwritten in block letters by anne carson herself, perhaps in a kind of performance as pregutenberg scribe if not a comicbook letterer minus the thought balloons. Carson seems to thrive on enigma, and shes done so happily since the 1980s when she left academic classics for a.
Antigonick, anne carsons translation of sophocles antigone, was released in. Ecstatic lyre is the first book of essays dedicated to the breadth of anne carsons works, individually, spanning from eros the bittersweet through red doc. Maybe what we have here is an antigone dumbeddown for adhd adolescents. From my explorations of the autobiography of red and nox, among others. Anne carsons poetry collection float in unconventional medium to suit the message anne carsons book of poems come in a clear plastic box where they float, which is also the title of her new. With the help of a high school latin instructor, she learned ancient greek, which contributed to her continuing interest in classical and hellenic literature.
Antigonick is a comicbook presentation of sophokles antigone in a new translation by anne carson, with text blocks handinked on the page by carson and her collaborator robert currie. Illustrations by bianca stone, used by permission of new directions publishing corp. Jun 27, 2012 antigonick is the newest book by the poet anne carson, and like nox, the exquisite accordion book released by new directions in 2010, it presents a new way of thinking about the book as a literary and artistic medium. Artist books, at their very best, are little theaters. There are a multitude of clever pleasures in carsons deployment of white space. Its difficult to decide what audience this book is aimed at. Anne carsons antigonick opens with a sweeping declaration. Its written in anne carsons handwriting, with small capitals, black and red text, and only occasionally punctuation. Download read an oresteia 2009 by anne carson in pdf.
My attempt to characterize it in the following paragraphs will underscore, i hope, the enormity of the challenge that martha johnson undertook in putting it on stage. Reading anne carson is to experience aeuphonious, mystical sort of perplexity. Full text of anne carson see other formats anne carson genre bender third saturday poesy cafe september 18, 2010 amended march 2017 facilitator. Known as a remarkable classicist, anne carson weaves contemporary and ancient poetic strands with stunning style in glass, irony and god. Ecstatic lyreis the first book of essays dedicated to the breadth of anne carson s works, individually, spanning fromeros the bittersweetthroughred doc. Antigonick strives to be a multidimensional artistic work, not a study of or a gloss on antigone. Antigonick by anne carson salvage vanguard theater. Antigonick, a comic book of sophocles tragedy, is one of carsons strangest works. Illustrations by bianca stone, used by permission of new. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required534. Directed by salvage vanguards coproducing artistic director diana lynn small, antigonick stretches the boundaries of story in poetry and theater. I like her use of euripides orestes as it seems much more of a finale than the eumenides, and i really enjoy the way she weaves poetry and modern language together, building to a quite modern, soap operastyle ending, capped off with apollo rocking up for a deus ex machina that really underlines how hes using this.
Anne carsons antigonick is a handsome object, almost foursquare in shape, cool to the eye, heavy in the hand. This is my favourite translation of an oresteia ive read so far. Anne carsons collapse of history guernica guernica magazine. Its hard to think of a writer more committed to unspringing language from habitual usage, wrenching words back into an almost unnerving intensity. Antigonick, by sophocles, translated by anne carson, illustrated by bianca stone. With contributions from kazim ali, dan beachyquick, julie carr, harmony holiday, cole swensen, eleni sikelianos, and many others including translators, poets, essayists, scholars, novelists, critics, and. Performing antigonick canadian anne carson has been heralded as one of the most important contemporary poets writing in english.
Jun 22, 2012 in her updated rendition of the play she calls the antigonick by sophokles, anne carson fashions a protagonist with the headspace of a suicide bomber. Antigonick by anne carson 2012, hardcover for sale. This paper investigates the ways that the visual and textual features of anne carsons antigonick present a particularly spectral reading of the body within sophocles tragedy. New directions, 2012 is like no other version of sophocles masterpiece. But this book was great, i read it because i love anne carson and also because im preparing for a show. With contributions from kazim ali, dan beachyquick, julie carr, harmony holiday, cole swensen, eleni sikelianos, and many others including translators, poets, essayists, scholars. Anne carsons antigonick is a colorful riff on sophocles antigone, and the poets fourth book of tragedyintranslation. We find her dry humor, her keen intelligence, her love for visual art, and her knack for updating ancient greek tragedy with contemporary vernacular. Anne carson, a writer of inscrutable brilliance the new york times who calls herself a visual rather than a verbal artist, discusses the influence of the classics on her work as a poet, essayist, and translator. Anne carson was born in toronto, ontario on june 21, 1950. It dramatises its own eccentricity, evoking a portrait of the author in a state of distraction.
Dec 02, 20 antigonick is a translation of sophocless play antigone, with tangentiallyifatall related illustrations by bianca stone. Antigonick fiu digital commons florida international university. In her updated rendition of the play she calls the antigonick by sophokles, anne carson fashions a protagonist with the headspace of a suicide bomber. Anne carson was born in canada and has been a professor of classics for over thirty years. Anne carson lecture by poet anne carson, cosponsored by the academy of american poets. Michaels college at the university of toronto and, despite. Carson lived in montreal for several years and taught at mcgill university, the university of michigan, and at princeton university from 1980 to 1987. Anne carson s antigonick is a colorful riff on sophocles antigone, and the poets fourth book of tragedyintranslation.
Canadian anne carson has been heralded as one of the most important contemporary poets writing in english. A stunning, new translation by the poet and classicist anne carson, first performed in 2015 at the almeida theatre in london anne carson writes, euripides was a playwright of the fifth century bc who reinvented greek tragedy, setting it on a path that leads straight to reality tv. Antigonick, by sophocles, translated by anne carson. Were standing inthe nick of time the temporality of translation in anne carsons antigonick ben hjorth an intriguing performance took place at new york. But carsons poetic practice draws primarily on a range of formal techniques she discovers in a 20thcentury canon of modernism and the avantgarde. Antigonick by sophokles, translated by anne carson.
By sophokles in a new translation by anne carson barbican and. Antigonick, a comic book of sophocles tragedy, is one of carson s strangest works. The day after our meeting, carson led a performance of antigonick in a small theater at n. She was a 1998 guggenheim fellow, and in 2000 she was awarded a macarthur fellowship. Spectral presences and absences in anne carsons antigonick. As clear as complicated airanne carsons antigonick. Inside, the text is interspersed with thick transparencies bearing bianca stones illustrations.
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