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I am Iphigenia, daughter of the daughter of Tyndareus
My father killed me

Euripides is rightly lauded as one of the great dramatists of all time. In his lifetime, he wrote over 90 plays and although only 18 have survived they reveal the scope and reach of his genius. Euripides is identified with many theatrical innovations that have influenced drama... Read Full Overview

The modern reader may have difficulty conceiving of Iphigeneia in Tauris as tragedy, for the term in our sense is associated with downfall, death, and disaster. But to the ancient Greeks, the use of heroic legend, the tragic diction and meters, and the tragic actors would have... Read Full Overview

Euripides' romantic melodrama of the reunion in Tauris of Iphigenia with the brother she thought was dead abounds in situations of danger and of touching reminiscence. Plays for Performance Series.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived complete. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations... Read Full Overview

Iphig nie en Tauride est une trag die grecque d'Euripide compos e entre 414 et 412 av. J.-c. Remplac e par une biche au moment de son sacrifice Aulis, Iphig nie est d pos e par Art mis en Tauride (actuelle Crim e). L , elle devient pr tresse de la d esse et sujette du roi Thoas... Read Full Overview

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Euripides' Iphigenia Among The Taurians is a classic Greek tragedy that tells the story of Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon, who was sacrificed to the gods to ensure a successful journey to Troy. However, instead of dying, Iphigenia was saved by the goddess Artemis and transported... Read Full Overview

The Iphigenia In Tauris Of Euripides is a play written by the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides. This particular edition of the play was published in 1915 and is a translation by Gilbert Murray. The play tells the story of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, who was sacrificed... Read Full Overview

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Iphigenia in Tauris is a drama by the playwright Euripides, written between 414 BC and 412 BC. It has much in common with another of Euripides's plays, Helen, as well as the lost play Andromeda, and is often described as a romance, a melodrama, a tragi-comedy or an escape play... Read Full Overview

The book "The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This... Read Full Overview

Iphigenia in Tauris tells the story of the princess Iphigenia who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon to expedite his campaign against Troy but was rescued by the goddess Artemis and transported to the land of the Taurians. There she herself must perform human sacrifices as... Read Full Overview

A drama, written between 414 BC and 412 BC by the playwright Euripides, often described as a romance or melodrama. It has many similarities to his play, Helen.