Racine: Phedre - Brossura

James/Jondorf

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521397219 ISBN 13: 9780521397216

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

This introductory study presents Racine's Phèdre as the culmination of French classical tragedy. It situates the play in its historical, literary and theatrical context, shows its thematic relationship with other tragedies of Racine, and sketches its influence on later writers in a variety of European languages and its place in the evolution of European sensibility. The structures and the language of the play are closely analysed, and the major characters are studied in action. Full weight is given to the ancient classical background and to the mythological content of the play. A chronological table provides an overview of Racine's life and times, and there is a guide to further reading.

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Descrizione del libro

This introductory study presents Racine's Phèdre as the culmination of French classical tragedy. It situates the play in its historical, literary and theatrical context, shows its relationship with other tragedies of Racine, and sketches its influence on later European literature.

Contenuti

Chronological table; 1. The context of Phèdre; 2. Phèdre, the play; 3. The posterity of Phèdre; Further reading.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521397219
• ISBN 13: 9780521397216
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 128