The Prologue of Iphigenia at Aulis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9372178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Willink (Eton College, corresponding author), C W WILLINK |
| Year | 2010 |
| Pages | 50-80 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/ej.9789004182813.i-862.16 |
| OpenAlex | W4249037586 |
| ISBN | 9789004182813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
Iphigenia at aulis presents many problems to the literary and textual critic. Among these the problem of the prologue is as clear-cut as it is controversial. It may be summarized as follows: (1) Our text opens abruptly with an anapaestic dialogue between Agamemnon and the Retainer (1–48), instead of the usual monologue in trimeters. In reply to a question from the Retainer, Agamemnon launches into a long iambic narrative (49–114), describing much that the Retainer must know already, and with no sign, for more than sixty lines, that the Retainer is being addressed. Moreover 49 {Ἐγ⋯νοντο ۸ήδαι...) reads like the first line of a conventional opening monologue
Art · Literature · Narrative · Prologue · Retainer · Sign (mathematics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Engineering · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Mathematics · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2019 (43) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |