Racine: Three Plays

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Jean Racine

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Oberon Classics

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Includes the plays Britannicus, Phedra and Berenice Jean Racine is the greatest tragedian of the French seventeenth century, using its strict rules and conventions to tell stories of overwhelming passion and cruelty. This volume brings together three of his greatest plays. Britannicus, the earliest, is set in the court of the young Emperor Nero, and in an atmosphere seething with erotic tension, documents the power-struggles surrounding the birth of a legendary despot. Berenice probes the hearts of two lovers as they are torn apart amidst the splendours of Imperial Rome, and in Phedra, the most famous of the three, a woman betrayed by her own desires descends into a personal hell of shame, guilt and remorse. These classic versions, by two of the country's most distinguished director-translators, prove that Racine is far from untranslatable; they offer blisteringly effective poetry, urgent plotting and powerhouse roles for both actors and actresses.

Author Biography:

Jean Racine (1639-1699) was, along with Moliere and Corneille, the most important French dramatist of his era. Primarily a tragedian, his plays include La Thebaide, Alexandre, and Andromache. Neil Bartlett is one of Britain's most renowned and innovative theatre artists. He is a director, performer, translator, and writer, and also served as Artistic Director at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith from 1994 until 2004. Robert David McDonald was an award-winning playwright and translator. He died in May 2005.

Release date NZ

November 19th, 2010

Author

Jean Racine

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Adapted by Neil Bartlett
Adapted by Robert David MacDonald

Pages

192

Series

Oberon Classics

Dimensions

130x210x15

ISBN-13

9781840027617

Product ID

7668158

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