The Power of the Tragic Word in the «Notes to the Antigone» by Friedrich Hölderlin

Authors

  • Sotera Fornaro University of Sassari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4454/dioniso.v12.454

Keywords:

Friedrich Hölderlin, Antigone, tragedy, tragic, world, action, Judith Butler, Massimo Cacciari

Abstract

This article focuses on the interpretation of Sophocles’ Antigone given by Friedrich Hölderlin in the difficult Notes to his translation and tries to explain why, according to Hölderlin, Greek tragedy and modern tragedy differ in the power attributed to the scenic ‘word’ (Wort).

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Published

2022-09-15

Issue

Vol. 12 (2022)

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Articles

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