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Phèdre

Jean Racine

Form
Form Play
Year
Year 1677
Originally in
Originally in French
Pages
Pages 80

A queen burns with forbidden love for her stepson, and when her husband is reported dead the secret escapes; his return turns her shame into a lie that destroys the innocent.

No longer is it love hid in my heart, But Venus in her might seizing her prey.
Phèdre, Jean Racine

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