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- proper noun Alternative spelling of
Iphigenia .
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A quarto volume, [26] upon the first leaf of which is written 'The doinge of my L.dy L.mley, dowghter to my L. Therle of Arundell,' contains L.tin translations of several of the Orations of Isocrates, and 'The Tragedie of Euripides called Iphigeneia, translated out of Greake into Englisshe.'
English Book Collectors William Younger Fletcher 1871
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And even the loose adaptation of events reminds me of Greek tragedy, in which an Electra, Iphigeneia or Helen in the hands of a Euripides is portrayed sometimes almost surrealistically, or at least far differently from the main narrative of the Trojan War, followed by the more standard Aeschylus, Sophocles and others.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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And even the loose adaptation of events reminds me of Greek tragedy, in which an Electra, Iphigeneia or Helen in the hands of a Euripides is portrayed sometimes almost surrealistically, or at least far differently from the main narrative of the Trojan War, followed by the more standard Aeschylus, Sophocles and others.
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For instance, when Agamemnon decides to kill Iphigeneia, he frames his decision in oblique, confusing language that perhaps speaks to his unwillingness to face up to what he is doing.
Archive 2009-04-01 enowning 2009
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For instance, when Agamemnon decides to kill Iphigeneia, he frames his decision in oblique, confusing language that perhaps speaks to his unwillingness to face up to what he is doing.
enowning enowning 2009
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As for Clytemnestra, Burch plausibly suggests that I might have mentioned the Iphigeneia in Aulis, in addition to the Elektra and Orestes, to reinforce my point about Euripides 'sympathetic reimagining of Clytemnestra.
The Revenge of the Trojan Women Burch, Steven 2007
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In fact, of Euripides 'final two plays, both produced posthumously and awarded first place at the festival, one was Iphigeneia in Aulis.
The Revenge of the Trojan Women Burch, Steven 2007
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Agamemnon, or — like the writer of the “Cypria” — he makes them four, (distinguishing) Iphigeneia and
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I know that Hesiod in the “Catalogue of Women” represented that Iphigeneia was not killed but, by the will of
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This divinity to whom they sacrifice, the Tauroi themselves say is Iphigeneia the daughter of Agamemnon.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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