Phaedra act i act ii act iii act iv act v introductory note jean baptiste racine, the younger contemporary of corneille, and his rival for supremacy in french classical tragedy, was born at fertemilon, december 21, 1639. The project gutenberg ebook of phaedra, by jean baptiste racine this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions. Discussion of themes and motifs in jean racine s phaedra. Phaedra by jean racine free ebook project gutenberg. Phaedra and hippolytus, one of the most powerful stories in all of classical. The 17th century dramatist jean racine was considered, along with moliere and corneille, as one of the three great playwrights of his era. When theseus, king of athens, disappears during an expedition and is rumored to be dead, his wife phaedra pursues her love for. First, phaedra is based on a classical story, originating in. Project gutenberg 58, free ebooks 6 by jean racine.
Download 4page essay on racine s phaedra compared 2020. Phedre study guide by jeanbaptiste racine, translation and. Racine s plays are profoundly moving, pessimistic and amoral. We use cookies for essential site functions and for social media integration. Racine phaedra monologue phaedra is the titular young woman from jean baptiste racine s classic play, and her dramatic monologue runs 23 minutes. The quality of racine s poetry has been described as possibly his most important contribution to french literature and his use of the alexandrine poetic line is one of the best examples of such use noted for its harmony, simplicity and elegance. Phaedra, by jean baptiste racine project gutenberg. Phaedra by jean baptiste racine translated by robert bruce boswell contents introductory note. This play, heavily influenced by euripides hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Jean racines plays observed aristotles supposed unities of place, time and. Pdf characteristics of racines verse in phaedra phedre colin. Jean racines phedre on stage pdf free download epdf. With a character described as voluptuous, uneasy and jealous, jean racine was an. French version of phedrewas first performed in paris on june 1, 1677.
Phaedra, a new complete downloadable english translation. The play, originally called phaedra and hippolytus fr. Phedre study guide by jeanbaptiste racine, translation. Describe how racine s phaedra follows the neoclassical rules regarding decorum and verisimilitude. Phaedra, second wife of theseus lives in the palace with her stepson hippolytus. Cliffsnotes on phaedra discusses jean racine s tragedy about deceit, honor, and forbidden love. Jean baptiste racine was a french dramatist, one of the big three of 17th century france along with moliere and corneille, and one. Joanne akalaitis, director from her work with the experimental theater group mabou mines to classic texts such as life is a dream, tis pity shes a whore, trojan women, and the iphigenia cycle, joanne akalaitis has demonstrated a distinctive directorial voice and sharp sense of stage rhythm.
Jean racine was born in 1639, orphaned at a young age, and brought up on charity. Jean racine 1639 1699 in the court of louis xiv, adaptations of greek tragedies were very popular. Phaedras ancestor apollo was cursed by venus for exposing his love for mars. Racine, for example, adds the character of aricia to phaedra, for which there is. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Phaedra was poorly received, however, and racine retired to marriage and a court position, though returning a decade later with two further plays.
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