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Original Title:	Phèdre
ISBN:	2081229129 (ISBN13: 9782081229129)
Edition Language:	French
Characters:	Thésée, Phèdre, Hippolyte, Aricie, Oenone, Théramène, Ismène, Panope

Phèdre

Jean Racine

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 222 pages

Rating: 3.71 | 13338 Users | 357 Reviews

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Title	:	Phèdre
Author	:	Jean Racine
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 222 pages
Published	:	2009 by Flammarion (first published 1676)
Categories	:	Plays. Classics. Cultural. France. Theatre. Drama. Fiction. European Literature. French Literature

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En 1677, Phèdre, la dernière grande tragédie de Racine, met en scène la mythique descente aux enfers d'une incomprise. Vouée au malheur par son hérédité, Phèdre aime sans espoir son beau-fils Hippolyte. Lorsque son mari, Thésée, revient, il envoie injustement son fils à la mort. On assiste alors à l'empoisonnement d'une femme à la fois innocente et coupable. Ironie tragique qui démontre à quel point l'amour peut se vivre comme une malédiction.

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Ratings: 3.71 From 13338 Users | 357 Reviews

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It's Yukio Mishima's favourite play! A mad old queen, a macho young man, plotting and confusion ... and then death comes to them both. But enough about Mishima (boom, boom), Racine's play is a spin on the classic(s). I saw a very cool Croatian production of "Hippolytus" quite soon after the Yugoslav war. Artemis was fully bandaged and moved about in a very curious manner. Hippolytus and chums spent the whole time worshipping her, in tiny loincloths."Phaedra: Thanks be to Heav'n, my hands are

I am surprised at how easy this was to read. After reading little bits on my commute, I sat down and finished it in a day. Shame colors Phaedras life and blinds her completely to any solution other than death. She is not a reasonable person at any point until the very end when she has seen the consequence of her passion. She had hoped in vain that Hippolyte would return her feelings and save her from the shroud of guilt that covered her. Ultimately, he became so disgusted by her sentiments that

Phaedra, a tragedy by RacineRacine (1639 1699)This play by Racine is based on Phedre by Euripides, not modified in its content, but provided with brilliant dialogs in the French language, in order to bring this classic tragedy alive on the stage of a theatre. It had its first presentation on the 1st of January 1677 in Paris, Hotel de Bourgogne.And what an accumulation of tragically and dramatically human emotions to be seen and heard. Love and hate, faithfulness and betrayal, hope and despair,

4/5 - Probably my favourite book from my university reading list so far!Thoughts:1. 17th century French theatre has always interested me and this didn't disappoint. Despite being written in the 1600s, to this day it is still an enjoyable, gripping story that's relatively easy to follow. 2. Phèdre was such an intriguing, multifaceted character; I never knew what was going to happen with her and what she was going to do next. She originates from Greek mythology and although I dont know loads about

Had to read this for college and I have to say I wasn't expecting it to be particularly good - I thought it would be more of a chore than anything else. I was seriously proved wrong! Once I got into the language and managed to figure out what they were saying the story was amazing - talk about dramatic! Literally couldn't put it down (unfortunately had to though!)Positive: Epic storyNegative: Trying to get my head around the language!

What a powerful tragedy about forbidden love! And what a difference reading this Richard Wilbur translation made in my enjoyment. And Phaedra makes such a contrast to whiny Gwenevere in The Mists of Avalon (which I recently finished); like Gwenevere she knows her love to be impossible but she doesn't blame either the man (Hippolytes) or her husband (Theseus). And even in her jealous rage, she doesn't really blame Aricia either.

Phèdre is hydrogen.Phèdre is helium.Phèdre is a star.I say this not only because she's the main character in this glorious play, and even less because she's been played by some of the greatest actresses in the world (Sarah Bernhardt, Helen Mirren, Fernanda Montenegro - yes, even Brazil adapted this famous play!), but because she's constantly in a thermonuclear fusion between reason and emotion that ultimately leads to self-destruction in such a powerful blast that affects all the other bodies