Les métamorphoses de l’hamartia. L’exemple du mythe d’Antigone à travers les âges

In the framework of Aristotle’s definition of hamartia in his Poetics, the character of Antigone seems to constitute the “intermediate” case which refers to two characteristics of the character, namely his general character and the act that precipitates him into misfortune. The hamartia therefore means an act at once reprehensible and excusable, which causes misfortunes both deserved and unmerited. This study sets itself the objective of analyzing this Aristotelian definition with regard to the myth of Antigone and its posterior epigones.