by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · Reclam Philipp Jun. Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150000830
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«Iphigenie auf Tauris» is the drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published by Reclam Philipp Jun. Verlag GmbH in paperback (78 pages, in German).
Goethe reworks Euripides' tragedy: on the island of Tauris, Iphigenia, priestess of Diana, longs to return to Greece. When her brother Orestes arrives on the island condemned to sacrifice, she is torn between religious duty and her own feelings. A key work of the Weimarer Klassik, it stands out for its composition and psychological depth.
Written in 1786, it is part of Reclam's Universal-Bibliothek as no. 83, with annotations and vocabulary explanations.
Useful for students of German and for preparing school readings of classical literature.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, Christian views, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre-director, and critic, Goethe wrote a wide range of works, including plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
