YORGOS LANTHIMOS’ THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: CONTEMPORARY RECEPTION OF EURIPIDES’ IPHIGENIA IN AULIS
Journal: Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Literary Studies Linguistics Folklore Studies
Year: 2023

Ancient Greek subjects preserve their relevance in our times through their timeless, profound and comprehensive consideration of the human soul and interpersonal relations, which remain unchanged throughout the centuries in accordance with human nature. Euripides’ tragedy Iphigenia in Aulis has not been exploited often by later writers and film makers who have focused mainly on the murder of the King of Mycenae, Agamemnon, and the destiny of the dynasty of the Atreidae in accordance with Aeschyl