The Iphigenia Quartet (Paperback)

Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter, Clytemnestra must try to stop him, Iphigenia must accept her fate, the Chorus must watch. Ships lie dormant in harbours, and thousands of troops sit on the shore, growing restless and unruly. Helen is gone, and pursuit of her has been stalled by windless seas. To raise the winds to send his fleet to Troy, Agamemnon is commanded by the gods to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia. But his deceit of his wife, Clytemnestra and the killing of his child, will end up tearing him and everything around him to pieces. Euripides' story of a father moved to murder his daughter, Iphigenia at Aulis, is one that has been reinvented and retold anew throughout history. The Iphigenia Quartet sees four of the UK's most exciting and radical playwrights - Caroline Bird, Suhayla El Bushra, Lulu Raczka, and Chris Thorpe - create explosive responses to this classical tragedy. Each play is a reimagining this story of familial catastrophe from the differing perspectives of the key characters in the play: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Iphigenia and the Chorus.

General

Imprint:	Oberon Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oberon Modern Plays
Release date:	April 2016
Authors:	Caroline Bird (Author) • Lulu Raczka (Author) • Chris Thorpe (Author) • Suhayla El-Bushra (Author)
Dimensions:	210 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-1-78319-320-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	1-78319-320-4
Barcode:	9781783193202

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