Euripides' Iphigeneia among the Taurians has been a popular and
influential text from antiquity onwards. It is a suspenseful drama set
on the Black Sea coast in what is now Crimea, which explores themes of
family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. The
plot combines an unrecognised meeting between Iphigeneia, now a
priestess of Artemis among the Taurians, and her brother Orestes, who
with his friend Pylades has been captured and brought to her for
sacrifice, with an exciting escape attempt for all three, ultimately
brought about by divine intervention. This edition includes a full
Introduction to the literary and production aspects of the play, while
the Commentary elucidates problems of language as well as
interpretation. These combine to make the play fully accessible to
intermediate-level undergraduates and graduate students wishing to read
it in the original Greek.