| Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris Revised Edition Contributor(s): Cropp, M. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0856686522 ISBN-13: 9780856686528 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $117.71 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: 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 a priestess of Artemis in the local cult. Troy has now been sacked, and Agamemnon murdered by his wife and avenged by his son Orestes. With his motherAes blood on his hands, Orestes is guided by Apollo to seek purification through bringing the image of the Tauric Artemis to Greece, and so is reunited with his sister. The drama centers on IphigeniaAes near-sacrifice at OrestesAe hands, their recognition in the nick of time, and their ingenious and thrilling escape to bring the cult of Artemis to Halae and Brauron near Athens. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 882 |
| Series: Classical Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.88" W x 8.25" (1.22 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 a priestess of Artemis in the local cult. |
