Phèdre
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Phèdre
Phèdre is a dramatic
tragedy
written in 1677 by
Jean Racine
. With Phèdre, Racine again chose a subject from
Greek mythology
, already treated by Greek and Roman tragic poets, notably by
Euripides
in
Hippolytus
and
Seneca
in Phaedra.As a result of an intrigue by the
Duchess of Bouillon
and other friends of the aging
Corneille
, the play was not a success at its premiére. As a result, Racine did not write another play until he received a commission to write
Esther
in 1689 from
Madame de Maintenon
, the mistress of
Louis XIV
.
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Phèdre
n.
Phaedra (Greek Mythology) daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus who falls in love with her stepson
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