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Jean Racine Phedre

Jean Racine Phedre

by TedHughes (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

    $4.14

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    Paperback 2000

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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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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 88
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Jean Racine and Ted Hughes
Published: 09 Jul 1998
ISBN 10: 0571196055
ISBN 13: 9780571196050

Author Bio
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters. He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.