{"product_id":"antigone-undone-juliette-binoche-anne-carson-ivo-van-hove-and-the-art-of-resistance-9780889775213","title":"Antigone Undone: Juliette Binoche, Anne Carson, Ivo Van Hove, and the Art of Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can be learned from tragedy and the art of theater\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2015 Will Aitken journeyed to Luxembourg for the rehearsals and premiere of Anne Carson's translation of Sophokles' 5th-century BCE tragedy Antigone, starring Juliette Binoche and directed by theatrical sensation Ivo van Hove. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn watching the play, he became awestruck with the plight of the young woman at the centre of the action. \"Look at what these men are doing to me,\" An-tigone cries, expressing the predicament of the dispossessed throughout time. Transfixed by the strange and uncanny power of the play, he finds himself haunted by its protagonist, finally resulting in a suicidal breakdown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a backstage view of the action, Aitken illuminates the creative process of Carson, Binoche, and Van Hove and offers a rare glimpse into collaborative genius in action. He also investi-gates the response to the play by Hegel, Virginia Woolf, Judith Butler, and others, who too, were moved by its timeless protest against injustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889775213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Will Aitken","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378273910965,"sku":"9780889775213","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_02ed5c8c-aac9-4178-816d-5b80b07672fc.jpg?v=1701752078","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/antigone-undone-juliette-binoche-anne-carson-ivo-van-hove-and-the-art-of-resistance-9780889775213","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}