Iphigenia at Aulis

On the eve of the Trojan War, the Greek leader Agamemnon is at the port of Aulis and finds himself at odds with the goddess Artemis. She is holding back the wind that will allow his army to sail to Troy and demands the sacrifice of his beloved daughter, Iphigenia, to release it. As tensions mount, Agamemnon finds himself not only confronted by an impatient army but also by his wife, Clytemnestra, and his brother, Menelaus, as he considers his duties to his country and family. As his actions lead to sacrifice and further sacrifices, he sets his family on a bloody, violent path that will carry on through generations. This English adaptation of Euripides' classic play is written in rhymed verse to create an approximation of the rhythms and poetry of the original Greek text.

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Iphigenia at Aulis

On the eve of the Trojan War, the Greek leader Agamemnon is at the port of Aulis and finds himself at odds with the goddess Artemis. She is holding back the wind that will allow his army to sail to Troy and demands the sacrifice of his beloved daughter, Iphigenia, to release it. As tensions mount, Agamemnon finds himself not only confronted by an impatient army but also by his wife, Clytemnestra, and his brother, Menelaus, as he considers his duties to his country and family. As his actions lead to sacrifice and further sacrifices, he sets his family on a bloody, violent path that will carry on through generations. This English adaptation of Euripides' classic play is written in rhymed verse to create an approximation of the rhythms and poetry of the original Greek text.

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Iphigenia at Aulis

Iphigenia at Aulis

Iphigenia at Aulis

Iphigenia at Aulis

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Overview

On the eve of the Trojan War, the Greek leader Agamemnon is at the port of Aulis and finds himself at odds with the goddess Artemis. She is holding back the wind that will allow his army to sail to Troy and demands the sacrifice of his beloved daughter, Iphigenia, to release it. As tensions mount, Agamemnon finds himself not only confronted by an impatient army but also by his wife, Clytemnestra, and his brother, Menelaus, as he considers his duties to his country and family. As his actions lead to sacrifice and further sacrifices, he sets his family on a bloody, violent path that will carry on through generations. This English adaptation of Euripides' classic play is written in rhymed verse to create an approximation of the rhythms and poetry of the original Greek text.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798888560334
Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
Publication date: 01/29/2025
Pages: 106
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

Euripides was born near Athens circa 480 BC and grew up during the years of the Athenian recovery after the Persian Wars. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether of which nineteen survived. He died in 406 BC at the court of the King of Macedon. Don Taylor was a poet and playwright, a director of plays in all media, as well as a translator of Greek drama. He died in 2003

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