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Phaedra (French Classics) - Softcover

Jean Racine

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9780719001567: Phaedra (French Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0719001560 ISBN 13: 9780719001567
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 1955

Synopsis

An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth.

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About the Author

RICHARD WILBUR, one of America’s most beloved poets, has served as poet laureate of the United States. He has received the National Book Award, two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Arts Club medal of honor for literature, and a number of translation prizes, including two Bollingen Prizes and two awards from PEN.

Language Notes

Text: English
Original Language: French

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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication date
1955
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0719001560
ISBN 13 
9780719001567
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
120
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  • 3.69 out of 5 stars
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9780156757805: Phaedra, By Racine: The Classic Greek Tragedy of Forbidden Passion – A 17th-Century French Masterpiece

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