Phedra

Acclaimed by Voltaire as the masterpiece of the human mind, Racine's 17th-century drama draws upon Euripides' Hippolytus to portray a mythological queen's incestuous passion for her stepson. Translation by Wallace Fowlie.

About the author

Dramatist Jean Racine (1639-1699) is renowned for his mastery of French classical tragedy. Racine modeled his plays after the ancient Greek and Roman traditions, reinvigorating the classics with an emphasis on his characters' consciousness rather than their actions. His plays were enormously successful, and he retired from the theater at the height of his powers to serve as royal historiographer in the court of Louis XIV.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Racine
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2017
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama
• EAN: 9780486817132
• ISBN: 978-0-486-81713-2
• Pages: 64
• Dimensions (packing): 12.6 x 20.2 x 0.5 cm
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions; Thrift Editions