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4 - Antigone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

Ruby Blondell
Affiliation:
University of Washington
David Konstan
Affiliation:
New York University
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Antigone is the only character in Sophocles who explicitly purports to value philia above hatred. She does so in the course of a short dialogue, central to the play, which turns on the nature of philia and enmity.

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Helping Friends and Harming Enemies
A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics
, pp. 106 - 148
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Antigone
  • Ruby Blondell, University of Washington
  • Foreword by David Konstan, New York University
  • Book: Helping Friends and Harming Enemies
  • Online publication: 06 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009465854.007
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  • Antigone
  • Ruby Blondell, University of Washington
  • Foreword by David Konstan, New York University
  • Book: Helping Friends and Harming Enemies
  • Online publication: 06 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009465854.007
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  • Antigone
  • Ruby Blondell, University of Washington
  • Foreword by David Konstan, New York University
  • Book: Helping Friends and Harming Enemies
  • Online publication: 06 June 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009465854.007
Available formats
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