Iphigenia, Helen, and the Rhetoric of the Body in Euripides's Iphigenia at Aulis.
The article examines the character of Iphigenia in Euripides's play *Iphigenia at Aulis*, focusing on her dramatic shift from pleading for her life to willingly accepting her fate as a sacrifice. This transformation has sparked debate regarding character consistency, with some arguing that her chang...
| Publicado en: | Illinois Classical Studies Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 156 - 190 |
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