Phedra |
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Author:
| Racine, Jean |
Series title: | Thrift Edition Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-486-41927-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $1.50 |
Book Description:
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Based on Euripides' Hippolytus, this play by one of France's greatest playwrights is a magnificent example of character exposition. When the title character, Hippolytus' stepmother, receives false information that her husband, Theseus, is dead, Phedra reveals a passionate love for her stepson -- an act that eventually spells doom for both characters.
Based on Euripides' Hippolytus, this play by one of France's greatest playwrights is a magnificent example of character exposition. When the title character, Hippolytus' stepmother, receives false information that her husband, Theseus, is dead, Phedra reveals a passionate love for her stepson -- an act that eventually spells doom for both characters.