Books by Jean Racine

Features the French text of the play along with an introduction and commentary also in French.

A critical edition of Racine's "Phedre". 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.

Racine's masterpieces--Andromaque, Britannicus, Phedre, and Athalie--are translated into English verse. The introduction and notes by Mr. Lockert guide the reader to a greater understanding of the plays.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The 'greatest hits' of French classical theatre, in vivid and acclaimed new Penguin translations by John Edmunds and with editorial apparatus by Joseph Harris.The plays in this volume - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache and Phaedra - span only thirty-seven years, but make up the defining period of French theatre. In Corneille's Cinna (1640), absolute power is explored in ancient Rome, while Moli re's The Misanthrope (1666), the only comedy in this collection, sees its anti-hero outcast for his refusal to conform to social conventions. Here also are two key plays by Racine: Andromache (1667), recounting the tragedy of Hector's widow after the Trojan War, and Phaedre (1677), showing a mother crossing the bounds of love with her son.This translation of Phaedra was originally broadcast on Radio Three with a cast including Prunella Scales and Timothy West, and was praised by playwright Harold Pinter. This is the first time it has been published. The edition also includes an introduction by Joseph Harris, genealogical tables, pronunciation guides, critiques and prefaces, as well as a chronology and suggested further reading.After a varied career as an actor, teacher, and BBC TV national newsreader, John Edmunds became the founder-director of Aberystwyth University's department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies. Joseph Harris is Senior Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London and author of Hidden Agendas: Cross-Dressing in Seventeenth-Century France (2005).

Racine's poetry is always thought to be untranslatable; so one of the world's great dramatists remains inaccessible to readers without French. This is the best translation into English; Professor Knight has used a regular English blank verse which conveys remarkably well both the formality and the passion of the original. The plays chosen here are Andromache, Iphigenia, Phaedra and Athaliah.

Contains three masterpieces by a French dramatists of the 17th century. This work includes: "Berenice", a tale of love and happiness in conflict with public duty; "Phedre", concerns a princess with an overwhelming infatuation with her stepson; and, "Britannicus", lays bare the relationships at the heart of power as a world slips into moral chaos.

The King is missing, presumed dead. His warrior son is braced for inheritance but is betrayed by his heart. Phaedra, the tormented Queen, has a terrifying secret that will shake Athens to its core.Based on Euripides' Hippolytus, Racine's Phaedra reveals the devastating potential of love and the brutality of human nature.Phaedra, in this new version by Frank McGuinness, premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in April 2006.

Strongly influenced by Classical drama, Jean Racine (1639-99) broke away from the grandiose theatricality of baroque drama to create works of intense psychological realism, with characters manipulated by cruel and vengeful gods. Iphigenia depicts a princess's absolute submission to her father's will, despite his determination to sacrifice her to gain divine favour before going to war. Described by Voltaire as 'the masterpiece of the human mind', Phaedra shows a woman's struggle to overcome her overwhelming passion for her stepson - an obsession that brings destruction to a noble family. And Athaliah portrays a ruthless pagan queen, who defies Jehovah in her desperate attempt to keep the throne of Jerusalem from its legitimate heir.

Andromaque (i ny dansk oversættelse) er et forrygende og klaustrofobisk skuespil om en ung kvinde der ikke bøjer sig for pres. Karaktererne og handlingen udvikler sig ubønhørligt frem mod den voldsomme og overraskende slutning. Stykket er underholdende at læse - og kan spilles på den lille eller store scene med få eller mange medvirkende. Kaare Thomsens bearbejdede oversættelse er mundret og egnet til en moderne opførelse - samtidig med at versenes rytme klart fornemmes, og den aristokratiske stil og stemning er bevaret. Jean Racine slog sin berømmelse fast med dette stykke. Det blev opført første gang i 1667 i Paris for den franske dronning og hendes hof.