HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Jean Anouilh, Sophocles, Totalitarianism
Document Summary
Outline for lecture on antigone by jean anouilh. Moral exemplar or foolish young girl with a death wish. Saliences of sophocles" antigone (a) social and political context a totalitarian regime. Revolt in such a regime? (b) creon"s decree form (cf. Fuller) and content (c) creon"s rationale for the decree (cf. Act, canada, 2001) (d) antigone"s reaction to creon"s decree the role of religion and family. Maginot line breached; france is defeated in june 1940; armistice with germany signed on june 22, 1940 at compi gne, france. Third republic is dissolved on july 10, 1940; marshall philippe p tain, the hero of. Verdun who is 84 years old in 1940, is appointed head of state; pierre laval is prime. The slogan: travail, famille, patrie (work, family, fatherland) replaces the watchwords of the french revolution (1789): liberty, equality, fraternity ; Policy of collaboration of vichy, france; the role of the french militia.
