Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra

By Raja Sharma

“Phaedra” by great Greek philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a famous play based on a mythological tale.

The story of the play revolves around Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens, and her insatiable lust for her stepson, Hippolytus.

Greek Mythology and the tragedy “Hippolytus” by the great Greek playwright Euripides are the prime sources of the present play. Seneca has very extensively and artistically explored the tragic story.

Knowing about her lust, the title character Phaedra happens to be in direct pursuit of her stepson. She is also sometimes described as a passive victim of fate. She adopts a scheming character as the play proceeds.

Euripides had written two versions of this tragedy, the lost Hippolytus Veiled and the extant Hippolytus.

Ready Reference Treatise: Phaedra
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
First Section
Second Section
Third Section
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Jun 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311899439

Raja Sharma

Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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