Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides, Nicholas (Ed.) Rudall, Nicholas Rudall (Translator),Paperback - New Edition, Edition: 1,Series: Plays for Performance Series, English-language edition,Pub by Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Euripides, Nicholas (Ed.) Rudall, Nicholas Rudall (Translator),Paperback - New Edition, Edition: 1,Series: Plays for Performance Series, English-language edition,Pub by Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781566631112 (1566631114)
Publish date: September 1st 1997
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Pages no: 69
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Poetry,
Ancient,
Tragedy,
Mythology
This play brings to the fore the events preceeding the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, for the glory of Argos against Troy.There are several interesting points regardign this play. First, the cowardice of king Agamemnon. Instead of tryign to save his daughter, he lame...
The last play by Euripides I read, and one of my favourites. Too bad it didn't survive in its entirety.