A commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris

A commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris

by Kyriakou, Poulheria

Type Book
Rate 0.0 /5

This work is the first major commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris to appear in English in more than 65 years. It offers detailed analysis of a fascinating play that scholars so far had considered mainly as a source of information about Athenian cult and viewed as a romantic adventure story with happy end. Apart from including sober assessments of textual, linguistic and metrical problems, the commentary sheds new light on the play's treatment of myth, its intricate structure, presentati…

Read More ↓
Details
Files
Reviews
Download

Title Statements

  • Full title :A commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris / by Poulheria Kyriakou.

Summary

This work is the first major commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris to appear in English in more than 65 years. It offers detailed analysis of a fascinating play that scholars so far had considered mainly as a source of information about Athenian cult and viewed as a romantic adventure story with happy end. Apart from including sober assessments of textual, linguistic and metrical problems, the commentary sheds new light on the play's treatment of myth, its intricate structure, presentation of character, and place in Euripides' work. In particular it offers fresh insights into the play's relationship to the literary tradition, especially its treatment of the crimes of the Pelopids, and its presentation of the complex, ambiguous relationship of humans and gods as well as that of Greeks and barbarians. Unlike most other tragedies, Iphigenia in Tauris does not feature any villain and avoids concentrating on past crimes and their corrosive influence on the characters' present. The Taurians are not portrayed simply as savage and slow barbarians and Iphigenia, the most intelligent character, fails to transcend her limitations. Religion and cult in both myth and contemporary Athens are a mixture of traditional and invented elements and the play as a whole turns out to be an intriguing and unique experiment in Euripides' career.

Read More ↓

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2006.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):De Gruyter
  • Place of Publication:Berlin
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (viii, 504 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783110926606, 3110926601
  • oclc:ocn681199917
  • LC Classification:PA3973.I8
  • Dewey Decimal:882.0109

Table of Contents

Introduction -- The play -- Myth and cult -- Characters and chorus -- Production -- Date -- The play's reception in literature and the visual arts -- The text -- Commentary -- Metrical analysis of lyric parts.

Read More ↓

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval Euripide Euripides Euripides; Iphigeneia hē en Taurois Greek drama (Tragedy) Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and cr… Iphigenia in Tauris (Euripides) Iphigenia Taurica Iphigenia Taurica (Euripides) Tragédie grecque -- Histoire et critique

Writers

Kyriakou, Poulheria

More from this Series

Rate & Review

0.0/5
(0 people Voted)

No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.

Files & Downloads

  • A Commentary on Euripides’ Iphigenia in Tauris --…

    PDF · 19.3 MB · updated
    Login →

  • A Commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris --…

    PDF · 19.0 MB · updated
    Login →
Log in to request a copy