Description:
"Iphigenia at Aulis" is one of Euripides' most intriguing and challenging plays. This title provides a summary of the plot, discusses the characters and main themes of the play, examines its mythological background, and explores the cultural, political, institutional, and theatrical contexts within which it was originally composed and performed.
Brief description: Pantelis Michelakis is Lecturer in Classics, University of Bristol. He is the author of 'Achilles in Greek Tragedy' (2002), and co-editor of 'Homer, Tragedy and Beyond: essays in honour of P.E. Easterling' (2001) and 'Agamemnon in Performance, 456BC - AD2004' (2005).