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Phèdre (French:; originally Phèdre et Hippolyte) is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.
Phèdre, classical tragedy in five acts by Jean Racine, performed and published in 1677. Racine’s work is based on the play Hippolytus by the Greek playwright Euripides and addresses the same story, but it changes the focus from Hippolytus (Hippolyte), the stepson, to Phaedra (Phèdre), the stepmother.
Phèdre est une tragédie en cinq actes et en vers de Jean Racine joué pour la première fois le 1 er janvier 1677 à Paris sous le titre Phèdre et Hippolyte [1]. Racine n'adopte le titre de Phèdre qu'à partir de la seconde édition de ses Œuvres en 1687 [2]. La pièce comporte 1 654 alexandrins.
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Phèdre is a tragedy by the French dramatist Jean Racine (1639-1699), first performed in 1677. The tragedy retells a story from Greek mythology about the Athenian queen Phaedra’s love for her stepson, Hippolytus, and the terrible consequences of this love.
Nov 1, 1999 · Phèdre. English Title: Phaedra Credits: Produced by Dagny, John Bickers, and David Widger Language: English: LoC Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Subject: Phaedra (Greek mythology) -- Drama Subject: Tragedies Category: Text: EBook-No. 1977: Release Date: Nov 1, 1999: Most Recently ...
Jun 5, 2012 · Phèdre represents the culmination of seventeenth-century French classical tragedy and can be fully understood only against the background of seventeenth-century French political, social, and literary history, of which we provide a brief sketch.
Phèdre, afflicted with an illness that she persists in keeping silent, Finally tired of herself and of the day that illuminates her, Can she form some designs against you?
Oct 30, 2008 · He attracted notice by an ode written for the marriage of Louis XIV in 1660, and made his first really great dramatic success with his "Andromaque." His tragic masterpieces include "Britannicus," "Berenice," "Bajazet," "Mithridate," "Iphigenie," and "Phaedre," all written between 1669 and 1677.
Jan 15, 2003 · Phèdre is the grand tragedy of admission or denial, for beneath every step lies a truth that cannot be admitted. The entire plot is a lingering descent to death, a brief solar parenthesis, an implacable interlude standing between the two protagonists and their end.
