Phèdra
Play Description
Racine's 1677 reworking of Euripides's HIPPOLYTUS, celebrated for its tragic construction and the richness of its language. Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson and believing Theseus, her absent husband, to be dead, Phèdra confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare. When Theseus returns, alive and well, Phèdra, fearing exposure, accuses her stepson of rape. Unable to see beyond her impassioned words to his own son's protestations, heartbroken and overcome, Theseus banishes Hippolytus and wishes him dead. But when the gods are always listening, you should be careful what you wish for.
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Cast: 8 total (5 female, 3 male)Full Length Drama (about 160 minutes)
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- About the Author(s)
- About the Book
- Special Notes
Author(s)
Jean RacineJean Racine (1639 – 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Pierre Corneille. Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy, THE SUITORS (1688). His most famous works are ANDROMAQUE (1667), IPHIGÉNIE (1674), and PHÈDRE (1677).
Julie RoseJulie Rose is a world-renowned translator. Her acclaimed translations include Alexandre Dumas' THE KNIGHT OF THE MAISON-ROUGE and Racine's PHÈDRE as well as works by the French philosopher Paul Virilio, Jacques Ranciere, Chantal Thomas and others. She has translated essays written by authors including Vaclav Havel, Chantal Thomas on Proust, Jean-Louis Cohen, Hubert Damisch on architecture, Pierre Bourdieu on art, and Yannis Tsiomis on high tech architecture. In 2003 Julie Rose was awarded the PEN Translation Prize (NSW Premier's Prize and Medallion for translation).
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