by Jean Baptiste Racine (Author), R. Parish (Editor)
A critical edition of Racine's Ph dre. The introduction
examines the central facets of the play's enduring capacity to move and
disturb its audience and readers, and includes a survey of 20th century
productions. There is a section on versification and language, and a
glossary is included.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 166
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
Published: 01 Jan 1998
ISBN 10: 1853994596
ISBN 13: 9781853994593
Richard Parish is Professor of French at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Catherine's College. His publications include Pascal's 'Lettres Provinciales': a study in polemic (1989), Racine: the limits of tragedy (1993) and the Bristol Classical Press edition of Moliere's Le Tartuffe (1994).