Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι

Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι ("Iphigenia in Aulis" or "Iphigenia at Aulis") is a Greek tragedy by Euripides.

The Romanized form of the Greek title reads Īphigéneia en Aulídi, and it is sometimes referred to simply as Iphigenia (in English) or Iphigeneia (in Dutch and Afrikaans, as in the original Greek).

Related to, but not to be confused with, Euripides's other, possib ly the more influential, tragedy about Iphigenia, (Iphigenia in Tauris)

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English by Apostolis Melachrinos. ***

Translated into Afrikaans (as Iphigeneia in Aulis) by J.P.J. van Rensburg, published by Human & Rousseau, 1967. A typed text of the play also done for the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch (in Departmental archive).

Performance history in South Africa

1963: Performed in English as Iphigenia in Aulis, directed by Costis Michaelides, starring Aleka Katselis, Maria Moscholiou and Costas Kazakos. Staged in 1963 from 15 May to 1 June 1963 at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre and the ** in Cape Town by the Athens Drama Company which Leon Gluckman had brought out to tour South Africa and Rhodesia. Directed by Costis Michaelides, starring Aleka Katselis, Maria Moscholiou and Costas Kazakos among others.

1964: The Afrikaans translation presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the Hollandse Saal, Stellenbosch.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphigenia_in_Aulis

Athens Drama Company programme.

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205

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