Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris

by Emily Kearns (Editor)

Euripides' Iphigeneia among the Taurians has been a popular and influential text from antiquity onwards. 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 unrecognised meeting between Iphigeneia, now a priestess of Artemis among the Taurians, 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.

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 16, 2023

Reviews

[Joseph Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This prophecy that my estranged greek brother will die is dreadful to me! Anyways, let me go execute this strange greek man who just washed ashore