Browsing by Subject in HOLLIS
In HOLLIS, go to Starts with/Browse and select "Browse by Subject." Enter fugard, and click on the subjects that interest you.
Other subject headings to browse (TIP: omit the punctuation when searching in HOLLIS):
- Sophocles -- Adaptations
- Sophocles -- Appreciation
- Sophocles -- Characters -- Antigone
- Sophocles -- Dramatic production
- Sophocles -- Stage history
- Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Appreciation -- Africa
- African drama (English) -- Greek influences
Dictionary of Literary Biography
The 376-volume Dictionary of Literary Biography (shelved in the Literature section of the Loker Reading Room in Widener Library) provides not only biographies, but also critical surveys of the work of writers worldwide. Volume 225 (pictured below) includes a chapter on Athol Fugard, and lists books and journal articles that analyze his writings.
Selected Sources
The Dramatic Art of Athol Fugard by In the online version, start with the Index to find references to Antigone and The Island.
Brill's Companion to the Reception of Sophocles by Includes a chapter on the worldwide reception of Antigone, including The Island
Antigones by Available online. Chapter Two includes a brief discussion of The Island as part of the long reception history of Antigone.
Antigone on the Contemporary World Stage by Available online
A Companion to Classical Receptions by Chapter 28, "Multicultural Reception," situates The Island in the broader history of South African adaptations of Greek drama.
A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama by See Chapter 23, "The Reception of Greek Drama in Africa" by Barbara Goff.
The Politics of Adaptation: Contemporary African Drama and Greek Tragedy by The opening chapters focus on plays that mobilize Greek tragedy to inspire political change, discussing how Antigone is reconfigured as a freedom fighter.
