tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post5695486053653031340..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Iphigenia in TaurisJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-55782804855209863752012-08-25T17:48:10.058-07:002012-08-25T17:48:10.058-07:00I think you could call Euripides sort of feminist ...I think you could call Euripides sort of feminist *for his time*--no one else seems to have thought that women might be people as much as he did. But I really don't know enough about him yet. <br /><br />I know I read some Euripides in college but have no memory of it, which is too bad since I loved the two Classics classes I took. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-33856875905656633832012-08-25T15:17:15.893-07:002012-08-25T15:17:15.893-07:00"Euripides seems to have considered women to ..."Euripides seems to have considered women to be naturally more cunning than men." That sounds about right for Euripides. I haven't read Iphegenia, but I took a class where we studied several of Euripides' other plays. There's an interesting mix of examples of Greek patriarchy and strong female characters in his plays. I wouldn't go so far as to call these themes feminist like some of my classmates did (made for an interesting discussion on Medea!), but there certainly are strong women, perhaps stronger than the men. The Bacchae is another play where I think this comes through.<br /><br />I think the theme of homesickness could be seen a bit in Alcestis as well. We don't see Alcestis missing her home, but Alcestis' return is crucial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com