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Surviving Antigone: Anouilh, Adaptation and the Archive

Buis, Katelyn J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1392378901

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2014, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Theatre.
The myth of Antigone has been established as a preeminent one in political and philosophical debate. One incarnation of the myth is of particular interest here. Jean Anouilh's Antigone opened in Paris, 1944. A political and then philosophical debate immediately arose in response to the show. Anouilh's Antigone remains a well-known play, yet few people know about its controversial history or the significance of its translation into English immediately after the war. It is this history and adaptation of Anouilh's contested Antigone that defines my inquiry. I intend to reopen interpretive discourse about this play by exploring its origins, its journey, and the archival limitations and motivations controlling its legacy and reception to this day. By creating a space in which multiple readings of this play can exist, I consider adaptation studies and archival theory and practice in the form of theatre history, with a view to dismantle some of the misconceptions this play has experienced for over sixty years. This is an investigation into the survival of Anouilh's Antigone since its premiere in 1944. I begin with a brief overview of the original performance of Jean Anouilh's Antigone and the significant political controversy it caused. The second chapter centers on the changing reception of Anouilh's Antigone beginning with the liberation of Paris to its premiere on the Broadway stage the following year. Additionally, I examine the changes made to Anouilh's script by Lewis Galantiere and the ramifications of such alterations. In the third chapter, and final part of my examination of Jean Anouilh's play, I approach Antigone through the lenses of archival theory, performance studies, and adaptation theory.
Cynthia Baron, PhD (Advisor)
Jonathan Chambers, PhD (Committee Member)
77 p.
Theater; Theater History; Theater Studies
Theatre; History; Antigone; Archive; Adaptation; Myth; France; Paris; Jean Anouilh; World War II

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  • Buis, K. J. (2014). Surviving Antigone: Anouilh, Adaptation and the Archive [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1392378901

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Buis, Katelyn. Surviving Antigone: Anouilh, Adaptation and the Archive. 2014. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1392378901.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Buis, Katelyn. "Surviving Antigone: Anouilh, Adaptation and the Archive." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1392378901

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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