Phèdre
by Jean Racine
Buy on AmazonPhèdre is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.
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"The works I studied over those two years were Racine’s “Phèdre” and Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” for French A-level. Racine’s austere adhesion to the classical unities and many other aspects of those works became part of the foundations of my sense of taste."
By the Book: Edward St. Aubyn · nytimes.com