In her new translation of antigone, ruby blondell demonstrates an unswerving sense of what the general reader needs to know in order not only to understand sophocles, but to relish him as wellmy own students have found that this edition not only makes the antigone accessible, but also helps them understand why it continues to fascinate, to disturb, and to grip its readers century by century. Felix morisseauleroy grand gosier, 1912ko martxoaren a miami, 1998ko irailaren 5a idazle haitiarra eta bertako kreoleraren sustatzailea izan zen poesia eta antzerkia kreoleraz idatzi zituen lehenengo pertsona nabarmena izan zen, eta bide horretaz hizkuntzari prestigioa eman zion. Pdf felix morisseauleroys antigon an kreyol is best understood as a. May 08, 2018 antigone pdf summary by sophocles is a story about antigone, the child of an incestuous marriage of one of the most famous of sophocless heroes oedipus, and her suffering after the death of her fatherbrother, because of the quarrel of her two other brothers. Grandgosier, haiti, machi 1912 miami, marekani, 5 septemba 1998 alikuwa mwanahabari, mwalimu, mwandishi wa tamthilia na mshairi nchini haiti aliandika vitabu vyake kadhaa kwa kihaiti badala ya kifaransa. Antigone demenage aux antilles et en afrique openstarts. The rebel brothers body will not be sanctified by holy rites, and will lie unburied on the battlefield. This change is adopted by felix morisseauleroy in his play antigone en creole 1953, set in haiti, with thebes as a rural village.
Felix morisseau leroy march 1912 5 september 1998, was a haitian writer who wrote in haitian creole for poetry and plays, the first significant writer to do so. Antigone est presente des louverture puisquune citation, qui sera reprise dans le corps du texte, est. A postcolonial school in a modern world, nita kumar and som majumdar. Aliandika vitabu vyake kadhaa kwa kihaiti badala ya kifaransa. Oedipus, who was supposed to be the ruler of thebes, was banished by creon because he killed his father and married his brother. A short bibliography on the literary works of felix morisseauleroy. When it was a crime to pick up a bloodied body on the street, haitian writers introduced haitian readers to sophocles oedipus rex and antigone. This book analyses what happens to sophocles play as it is adapted and reproduced around the world, and it focuses specifically on antigone in performance. This change is adopted by felix morisseauleroy in his play antigone en creole1953, set in haiti, with thebes as a rural village.
It was thanks in no small part to his efforts that jeanbertrand aristide declared it an official language when he became president in 1991, at a ceremony where morisseauleroy was one of the guests of honour. Oedipus oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. Oct 10, 2010 when it was a crime to pick up a bloodied body on the street, haitian writers introduced haitian readers to sophocles oedipus rex and antigone, which had been rewritten in creole and placed in. Antigone is seen with, in turn, her nurse, her sis the staging of. For instance, felix morisseauleroy wrote in his play antigone, gan chef ki chef pase chef there are chiefs who are more chief than other chiefs. After a helpful introduction essay by the editors on the dynamics and challenges of adaptation, and another by edith hall on the original greek production and its cultural placement, antigone on the contemporary world stage moves on to an impressive variety of reports on adaptations in an impressive variety of world locations and cultures.
As a result, sophocles original message is connected with ethnic, religious and linguistic. Reading and rereading across cultures 55 plays and playwrights 6 efua sutherland. The chapters highlight the numerous ways in which social, political, historical, and cultural contexts transform the material. Morrisseau leroy uses the creole language and vodou to. In the end, creon suffers great losses because of his selfish acts for power.
Five african playwrights, namely femi osofisan, athol fugard, edward kamau brathwaite, felix morisseau leroy, and sabata sesiu, have indeed drawn upon the myth to expose the evils resulting from. He points out that many playwrights such as kamau brathwaite, felix morisseauleroy, and femi osofisan have explored the colonial challenge to authority through the play, since antigone experiences unresolved conflict between her state. Felix morisseau leroy s antigon an kreyol is best understood as a staging of a haitian historical drama rather than of a european drama staged in haiti and as a postcolonial appropriation of foreign cultural material from within the cultural and political legacy of its appropriating culture, rather than as a simple adaptation. A midi, lo soley te cho at noon, when the sun was hot. Gan yon gro devenn ki tonbe sou tout peyi a there is a terrible misfortune that fell on the entire country.
Francais pdf, english pdf antigon an kreyol by felix morisseau leroy, 1953. Get an answer for what happens to all the characters in antigone. Here, antigones desire to bury her brother is derived not from a sense of duty to the deceased, but rather as a defense of the concept of freedom itself. His seminal work was the creole language version of sophocles play, antigone, which was first performed in 1953 in portauprince. When he learned what he had done, he blinded himself and left thebes. Felix morisseauleroys antigon an kreyol is best understood as a staging of a haitian historical drama rather than of a european drama staged in haiti and as a postcolonial appropriation of foreign cultural material from within the cultural and political legacy of its appropriating culture, rather than as a simple adaptation. Antigon is noteworthy in its attempts to insert the lived religious experience of many haitians into the content of the play through the introduction of several loa from the pantheon of haitian vodou. Five african playwrights, namely femi osofisan, athol fugard, edward kamau brathwaite, felix morisseauleroy, and sabata sesiu, have indeed drawn upon the myth to.
Evidently, while the word chef in the middle is attributive, it is not a descriptive adjective but a noun. Felix morisseau leroy 19121998 is considered a pioneer of haitian creole poetry, and is credited, through his use of creole, with introducing haitians to its literary qualities before it became haitis official and national language. The con is sparse, its props minimala single setting, flict is established almost at once as we learn that. Interview with frantz kiki wainwright haitian diaspora. Antigone at the barbican was a 2015 filmedfortv version of a production at the barbican directed by ivo van hove. The writing repeatedly tries to come to terms with issues of per. Eteocles and polyneices quarreled, polyneices was driven out but returned. Grandgosier, haiti, machi 1912 miami, marekani, 5 septemba 1998 alikuwa mwanahabari, mwalimu, mwandishi wa tamthilia na mshairi nchini haiti. Morisso lewa alisomea jacmel, halafu kuanzia mwaka 1940 alisomea new york katika chuo kikuu. Felix morisseauleroy feliks morisolewa, 19121998, portrait du.
Felix morisseauleroys antigon an kreyol is best understood as a staging of a haitian historical drama rather. Pdf antigone antigone and ismene enter from the central door of the palace. Antigone told the story of two brothers that lusted for power, and ended up killing each other in battle because of it. King creon, the people of thebes will never forget antigone. Antigone and ismene are the sisters of the dead polyneices and eteocles. Divided leviathan and subnational comparisons in india, aseema sinha. Antigone on the contemporary world stage edited by erin b. Storr translation 1912 for the loeb classical library. Im going now 80 to make a burial mound for my dear brother. Create dangerously edwidge danticat the new york times. Creon was the ruler until oedipus sons were old enough to take the throne.
Introduction sophocles sophocles was born at colonus, a small village just to the northwest of athens, in 4965 bc. Here, antigone s desire to bury her brother is derived not from a sense of duty to the deceased, but rather as a defense of the concept of freedom itself. The myth of antigone has endured a great success all over the world and we can find representations which are geographically delocalized from the original context. A short bibliography on the literary works of felix morisseauleroy, emmanuel w. Antigone sophocles play project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Morisseau translated the classical greek tragedy antigone into creole as wa kreyon. Ismene make sure you dont reveal to anyone what you intend. Morrisseauleroy uses the creole language and vodou to. However, not all cases are as clearcut as this one. I shall lie down with him in death, and i shall be as dear to him as he is to me.
By 1961 he succeeded in having creole recognized as an official language of haiti, after expanding its teaching in schools and use in creative literature. Cocteau himself, in his diaries, declares that he was motivated by a feeling of. This gesture honored both the collective energy and trauma surrounding this documentary work as well as a thoughtful understanding of conceptual poetics. Where people are free they will remember me 25 intercultural encounters 4 antigone and her african sisters. Felix morisseauleroys antigone and king creon with guilene fiefie, trans. En tout temps et en tout lieu, il pourrait y avoir une petite antigone qui dit non 1. Francais pdf, english pdf antigon an kreyol by felix morisseauleroy, 1953. All my nonrelations explores kinship and reconciliation. Antigone, their oldest sister performed a proper burial for one of her brothers and got caught and sentenced to death for it. B urnhams talk will also link post colonialism and sophocles play antigone. Ismene refuses to help her, fearing the death penalty, but she is unable to stop antigone.
Oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. Felix morisseauleroy wikipedia, entziklopedia askea. West african versions of a greek original 33 5 the fifth landingstage. In the opening of the play, antigone brings ismene outside the palace gates late at night for a secret meeting. Preface his collection brings together essays written over a thirty fiveyear period. Other tv adaptations of antigone have starred irene worth 1949 and dorothy tutin 1959, both broadcast by the bbc. Tom hawkins associate professor of classics ohio state university. Felix morisseauleroy march 1912 5 september 1998, was a haitian writer who wrote in haitian creole for poetry and plays, the first significant writer to do so. Felix morisseauleroy march 1912 5 september 1998, was a haitian writer who wrote in. Morisseauleroys haitian creole and alfaros spanglish, greeks and romans on the latin american stage, university college, london. Project muse antigone on the contemporary world stage.
Antigone setting the setting of this tragedy takes place in the city of thebes. Cocteau chose in 1922 to translate sophocles famous tragedy antigon 441 b. The 2012 spanish original was released under a creative commons license and made available for free via pdf as well as for purchase in hard copy. Antigone wants to bury polyneices body, in defiance of creons edict. Jean anouilh antigone 2 personnages antigone, fille d. Creon, the new ruler of thebes, has decided that eteocles will be honored and polyneices will be in public shame.