Acting the Antigone of Sophocles before audience in modern stadium. Athens, Greece
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Athens, Greece. Performance of the play "Antigone" by Sophocles, in front of a modern crowd in a stadium, 1911. Sophocles was one of the three recognized great tragedic playwrights from ancient Greece. "Antigone" was the last of the three Theban plays, after "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus".
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_7544
NYSA_A3045-78_7544
Date Original
1911
1911
Language
English
English
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, No. 7544.
New York State Archives, New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, No. 7544.
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