Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris

Euripides' Iphigénie among the Taurians is a suspenseful drama set on the Black Sea coast in Crimea, exploring themes of family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. This edition includes an Introduction to the literary and production aspects of the play and a Commentary that elucidates problems of language and interpretation, making it accessible to intermediate-level undergraduates and graduate students wishing to read it in the original Greek.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 16 March 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

From ancient times to the present, Euripides' Iphigénie among the Tauri has been a widely read and influential work. It is a suspenseful drama set on the Black Sea coast in what is now Crimea, which explores themes of family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. The plot combines an unrecognized meeting between Iphigénie, now a priestess of Artemis among the Tauri, and her brother Orestes, who, with his friend Pylades, has been captured and brought to her for sacrifice, with an exciting escape attempt for all three, ultimately brought about by divine intervention. This edition includes a full Introduction to the literary and production aspects of the play, while the Commentary elucidates problems of language as well as interpretation. These combine to make the play fully accessible to intermediate-level undergraduates and graduate students wishing to read it in the original Greek.

From ancient times to the present, Euripides' Iphigénie among the Tauri has been a widely read and influential work. It is a suspenseful drama set on the Black Sea coast in what is now Crimea, which explores themes of family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. The plot combines an unrecognized meeting between Iphigénie, now a priestess of Artemis among the Tauri, and her brother Orestes, who, with his friend Pylades, has been captured and brought to her for sacrifice, with an exciting escape attempt for all three, ultimately brought about by divine intervention. This edition includes a full Introduction to the literary and production aspects of the play, while the Commentary elucidates problems of language as well as interpretation. These combine to make the play fully accessible to intermediate-level undergraduates and graduate students wishing to read it in the original Greek.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781107614611