Phaedra by Jean Racine

"Phaedra" by Jean Racine is a French dramatic tragedy written in 1677. Set in ancient Greece, it explores forbidden passion when Queen Phaedra conceals her consuming love for her stepson Hippolytus during her husband Theseus's absence. When news arrives that Theseus may be dead, secrets begin to unravel with devastating consequences. As desires collide with duty and accusations fly, the play hurtles toward a catastrophic conclusion driven by jealousy, misunderstanding, and an invoked divine curse that no one can escape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Racine, Jean, 1639-1699
Translator Boswell, Robert Bruce, 1846-1933
Uniform Title Phèdre. English
Title Phaedra
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%C3%A8dre
Credits Produced by Dagny, John Bickers, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Phaedra (Greek mythology) -- Drama
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Category Text
EBook-No. 1977
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Feb 7, 2013
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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