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An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth.

Jean Racine Phedre A Version of Racine

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/09/1998
      ISBN13: 9780571196050, 978-0571196050
      ISBN10: 0571196055

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      Book Synopsis
      An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth.

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