Adventures with Iphigenia in Tauris: A Cultural History of Euripides' Black Sea Tragedy

by Edith Hall

Human sacrifice, a spirited heroine, a quest ending in a hairsbreadth escape, the touching reunion of long-lost siblings, and exquisite poetry--these features have historically made Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris one of the most influential of Greek tragedies. Yet, despite its influence and popularity in the ancient world, the play remains curiously under-investigated in both mainstream cultural studies and more specialized scholarship. With Adventures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195392892
• ISBN13: 9780195392890
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"