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| Jean Baptiste Racine 1639 - 1699 |
| Resources for Racine's Phaedra: |
Ph�dre Webpage � Brief biography of Racine, synopsis of the play. http://home2.pacific.net. sg/~joshua_wong/Portal2/Racine.html Introduction to Phaedra � One instructor�s brief notes on the play, accompanied by some interesting discussion questions. http://www.geocities.com/profviano/tragedy/intro.phaedra.html "Greeks Bearing Rifts" � Useful theatrical review of a 1999 production of Ph�dre, pointing out the difficulties of performing this play for a modern audience. http://villagevoice.com/ arts/9902/sightlines.shtml Variety � Theatrical review of the same revival production of Ph�dre provides a good plot summary, character summary, and helpful advice about what to look for at a performance. http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1312/8_373/53631683/p1/article.jhtml?term= Jansenists and Calvinists � Explanation of the religious phenomenon which had such a profound impact on Racine (and is, arguably, reflected in Phaedra). http://www.geocities.com/ Athens/Olympus/2961/jansen1.htm French Neoclassical Theatre � Lecture notes on the tenets of the neoclassical movement. http://www.montana.edu/metz/theatre/neoclassical.htm The Neoclassical Temper � Brief notes characterizing the �age of Racine.� http://english.tyler.cc.tx.us/engl2333nbyr/neoclassicism.htm L'Age d'Or � Homepage of a society for the recreation of life in 17th century France under Louis XIV, the Sun King. At the top of the L�Age d�Or page, click on History, then click on the Etiquette subpage�to get a sense of how important elegance and propriety must have been in Racine's world and to his audience. Also includes sections on Baroque Costumes; Baroque Music; and a Baroque Picture Gallery. http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/1663/index.html Hughes�s translation of Ph�dre � This review of a new translation has some interesting insights into the play. http://www.ralphmag.org/briefsS.html The Enigma of a Legend: Jean Racine � Brief, informative essay on the �worldly passion and religious piety� of Racine. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~art/phaedra2.html Jean Racine: His Childhood and Early Career � A biographical account of French dramatist Jean Racine--his formative years, his early poems, and his relationship with the older dramatist, Moli�re. http://www.theatrehistory.com/french/racine001.html Phaedre � R. B. Boswell�s translation of Phaedra (not the version we are using). http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/~library/resource/honors/docs/racine/racine01.txt Ph�dre (ABU) � French text of the play in an HTML edition. http://cedric.cnam.fr/ABU/ BIB/auteurs/racinej.html Women in the Greek World � background information, sources, lecture notes, links for the myth of Phaedra; i.e., be careful; the analysis does not necessarily apply to Racine�s Phaedra, but it may indicate how Racine changed the myth. http://www.lamp.ac.uk/~davidnoy/greek.htm |
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