Bibliograph

Iphigenia at Aulis ;, and, Iphigenia in Tauris

Type

Label

Iphigenia at Aulis ;, and, Iphigenia in Tauris

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Iphigenia at Aulis ;

Medium

electronic resourceEuripides.

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

and, Iphigenia in Tauris

Summary

The Iphigenia in Tauris is not in the modern sense a tragedy; it is a romantic play, beginning in a tragic atmosphere and moving through perils and escapes to a happy end. To the archaeologist the cause of this lies in the ritual on which the play is based. All Greek tragedies that we know have as their nucleus something which the Greeks called an Aition-a cause or origin. They all explain some ritual or observance or commemorate some great event

Target audience

adult

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Iphigenia at Aulis ; and, Iphigenia in Tauris

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