by Jean Racine · Hachette · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782011691767
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«Phèdre» is the tragedy by Jean Racine published by Hachette in paperback (191 pages, in French).
Phèdre, wife of Theseus, is consumed by a forbidden passion for her stepson Hippolytus. When the false news of Theseus's death spreads, Phèdre confesses and unleashes a chain of misunderstandings, accusations and jealousy that drags the whole family towards ruin, under the weight of an inherited curse.
Originally published in 1677, this 2005 edition is part of the Les Classiques Hachette collection and includes the complete text in French, with a pedagogical edition by Xavier Darcos.
Aimed at secondary school and French literature students, it is a school edition designed for the French educational curriculum.
Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. It is the fifth-most populous city in Wisconsin, with a population of 77,816 at the 2020 census. The Racine metropolitan statistical area, consisting solely of Racine County, has an estimated 199,000 residents.
