| Author: | Jean Racine | ISBN: | 9780486159294 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications | Publication: | October 23, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Racine |
| ISBN: | 9780486159294 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Publication: | October 23, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications |
| Language: | English |
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, Phèdra 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, Phèdra reveals a passionate love for her stepson — an act that eventually spells doom for both characters.
