Euripides: Iphigenia at Aulis

Euripides: Iphigenia at Aulis
ISBN-10
1472539761
ISBN-13
9781472539762
Series
Euripides
Category
Mythology, Greek
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2006
Author
Pantelis Michelakis

Description

"Iphigenia at Aulis is one of Euripides' most intriguing and challenging plays. It dramatises the myth of Iphigenia, the young virgin sacrificed by her father Agamemnon at the start of the expedition against Troy. Produced at the end of the Peloponnesian war, it explores the breakdown of social norms which turns Greeks against Greeks, men against women, and condemns young brides to death. Pantelis Michelakis examines the mythological, socio-political and institutional background, as well as the cultural, political, institutional, and theatrical contexts within which it was originally composed and performed.He highlights the main themes and major issues in modern criticism, and ends with an outline of its performance history and reception."--Bloomsbury Publishing

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