An adaptation by the Poet Laureate of Racine's play of the same name. Phedre burns with passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. His father, Theseus, is made to believe that it is Hippolytus who is lusting after Phedre, and begs Neptune to kill his son, which he does before discovering the truth.
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Product details

ISBN
9780571196050
Published
1998-09-07
Publisher
Vendor
Faber & Faber
Weight
110 gr
Height
196 mm
Width
127 mm
Thickness
9 mm
Age
P, G, 06, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96

Author

Biographical note

Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters. He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.