The Endings of Iphigenia

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004757615_004

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That several different versions of the myth of Iphigenia at Aulis circulated in the ancient world is testimony to the difficulty which was felt about the ethics, psychology, and theodicy of the scenario of Agamemnonâs sacrifice of his daughter. The present essay analyses the ending of Racineâs play in the light of the contrasting forms of closure offered in their respective plays on the Iphigenia story by Euripides, by Jean de Rotrou, and by Michel Le Clerc, each of whom provides a different solution to the theatrical, emotional, and moral questions raised by the scenario of Iphigenia at Aulis.

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Racineâs Late Greek Tragedies

Essays on âIphigÃ©nieâ and âPhÃ¨dreâ

Series:Â Faux Titre Online, Volume: 475Â andÂ Faux Titre, Volume: 475

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004757615

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 21 Jan 2026

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- Classical Studies
  - Classical Tradition & Reception Studies
- Literature and Cultural Studies

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Part 1 The Imagined Worlds of the Plays

Part 2 Interpreting the Characters of the Plays

Part 3 The Reception of the Plays

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Essays on âIphigÃ©nieâ and âPhÃ¨dreâ

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Essays on âIphigÃ©nieâ and âPhÃ¨dreâ