Las Antígonas de Espriu

Abstract

In March of 1939 Salvador Espriu wrote his Antigone in which the heroine had a firm ideological commitment. In this play Espriu advocates for overcoming the conflict that leads to Civil War. The play was constantly revised by Espriu himself: The second edition was published in 1969. Traditionally this second edition is considered as Espriu’s Antigone, neverthless the contrast between the first edition and the second edition might suggest the aim of Espriu at the moment of writing.

En marzo de 1939 Espriu escribe una Antígona comprometida ideológicamente, en la que aboga por una superación del conflicto que desembocó en la guerra. En las diversas ediciones la obra ha sufrido constantes revisiones; la 2ª vio la luz en 1969, tras haber sufrido antes varias modificaciones. Es esta segunda la que es conocida como la Antígona de Espriu, pero la comparación con la 1ª permite desvelar los fines que el autor buscaba en cada momento.