Racine, Jean 1639-1699 creator Boswell, Robert Bruce 1846-1933 text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Phaedra" by Jean Racine is a French dramatic tragedy written in 1677. Set in ancient Greece, it explores forbidden passion when Queen Phaedra conceals her consuming love for her stepson Hippolytus during her husband Theseus's absence. When news arrives that Theseus may be dead, secrets begin to unravel with devastating consequences. As desires collide with duty and accusations fly, the play hurtles toward a catastrophic conclusion driven by jealousy, misunderstanding, and an invoked divine curse that no one can escape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%C3%A8dre Release date is 1999-11-01 Produced by Dagny, John Bickers, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Phaedra (Greek mythology) -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1977 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1977 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133052.0 1977