Download or read book Racine: Phèdre written by Edward D. James and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-10-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory study presents Phèdre as an example of the culmination of French classical tragedy--taking into consideration the play's historical, literary and theatrical context, its relationship to other tragedies of Racine, and its influence on later European literature.