TY - JOUR AU - Βούλγαρης, Γεώργιος PY - 2020/04/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The recognition scene in Euripides’ Iphigenia in Tauris JF - Ariadne JA - Ariadne VL - 0 IS - 23-24 SE - Articles DO - 10.26248/ariadne.v0i23-24.797 UR - https://ejournals.lib.uoc.gr/Ariadne/article/view/797 SP - 147-174 AB - <p>IN <em>Iphigenia in Tauris</em>, the recognition scene between Iphigenia and&nbsp;Orestes is structured in two parts, is found at the heart of the play, and&nbsp;covers approximately 100 verses (vv. 725–826). It is skillfully prepared&nbsp;by the poet due to both the conception of the letter and the exchange&nbsp;of vows in the first part, while in the second part, both the tokens and&nbsp;the memories of the family’s past play a decisive role. The simultaneous&nbsp;inclusion of <em>recognition</em> and <em>reversal</em> in the plot, has earned the praise of&nbsp;criticism by Aristotle himself, who repeatedly turns to <em>Iphigenia in Tauris</em>&nbsp;to exemplify excellence in plotting and the use of <em>recognition</em> (<em>Poetics</em>&nbsp;11.1452b3–8, 16.1455a16–19, 17.1455b3–15).</p> ER -