When the title character, Hippolytus' stepmother, receives false information that her husband, Theseus, is dead, Phedra reveals a passionate love for her stepson — an act that eventually spells doom for both characters.

(Applause Books).

Phèdre aime le fils de son époux - Hippolyte.

In this volume of Racine's plays we find "The Thebaid," the first of twelve plays by the author. Racine draws upon Sophocles' "Antigone" and Euripides' "Phoenician Women" for this drama.

Or Pyrrhus aime Andromaque et délaisse sa fiancée Hermione, fille d'Hélène. Pour Oreste, qui n'a cessé d'aimer en vain Hermione, l'espoir renaît.

Jean RACINE (1639-1699), fut éduqué par les jansénistes de Port Royal.