PHEDRE
by Racine, Jean; Translation by Ted Hughes
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999. First American edition. A new translation by Ted Hughes. Fine in a fine dust jacket with mylar cover. Advance copy with publisher's material laid in.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
Synopsis
Hippolyte. Le dessein en est pris : je pars, cher Theramene, et quitte le sejour de l'aimable Trezene. Dans le doute mortel dont je suis agite, je commence a rougir de mon oisivete. Depuis plus de six mois eloigne de mon pere, j'ignore le destin d'une tete si chere ; j'ignore jusqu'aux lieux qui le peuvent cacher. Theramene. Et dans quels lieux, seigneur, l'allez-vous donc chercher ? Deja, pour satisfaire a votre juste crainte, j'ai couru les deux mers que separe Corinthe ; j'ai demande Thesee aux peuples de ces bords ou l'on voit l'Acheron se perdre chez les morts ; j'ai visite l'elide, et laissant le Tenare, passe jusqu'a la mer qui vit tomber Icare. Sur quel espoir nouveau, dans quels heureux climats croyez-vous decouvrir la trace de ses pas ? Qui sait meme, qui sait si le roi votre pere veut que de son absence on sache le mystere ? Et si, lorsqu'avec vous nous tremblons pour ses jours, tranquille, et nous cachant de nouvelles amours, ce heros n'attend point qu'une amante abusee...
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Details
- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 40828
- Title
- PHEDRE
- Author
- Racine, Jean; Translation by Ted Hughes
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date published
- 1999
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