Euripides vs Iphigenia in Tauris: Which Should You Read?
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Euripides
In nine paperback volumes, the Grene and Lattimore editions offer the most comprehensive selection of the Greek tragedies available in English. Over the years these authoritative, critically acclaimed editions have been…
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Iphigenia in Tauris
This is the translation of the Euripides play about the princess Iphigeneia who narrowly avoided death by sacrifice at the hands of her father, Agamemnon. She was saved by the goddess Artemis, to whom the sacrifice was…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Iphigenia in Tauris is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Euripides.
- Iphigenia in Tauris has the widest readership — 2168 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Euripides | Iphigenia in Tauris | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (2168) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (5) | 4.0 (2) |
Reception
| Euripides | Iphigenia in Tauris | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 2168 |
| Editions | 70 | 63 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1939 |
| Reading it now | — | 18 |
| Written reviews | — | 202 |
| Wikipedia attention | 34590 | 3071 |
| Pages | 451 | 186 |