Beyond the Bard: Phedre, Racine, and French Drama

Beyond the Bard: Phedre, Racine, and French Drama from The Shakespeare Minute. Like this? Watch the latest episode of The Shakespeare Minute on Blip! blip.tv/cassius...
In which I discuss a bit about Jean Racineapos;s "Phedre," a French play from the Louis XIV era. Itapos;s a grand, tragic epic of mythological proportions, and a great place to start if youapos;re looking for classical stuff to take you Beyond the Bard!
Hereapos;s the play in English at Project Gutenberg.
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And if youapos;re feeling ambitious, the original French.
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