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	Antigone By Sophocles Translated by Brendan Kennelly
Buy this book now from 'Brendan Kennelly's new version of Sophocles' Antigone is probably the most substantial Irish drama since W.B. Yeats was writing' - Irish Times Educational Edition: Set text on the Irish Leaving Certificate syllabus. This edition includes short essays by Kennelly, Terence Brown and Kathleen McCracken. £6.95 Paperback 1 85224 364 3. 80pp. 1996. Subjects: Translations
Title now out of print