false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171006563m/81864.jpg 81864 69 79040 book 1677 Phèdre total:409|5:89|4:130|3:139|2:46|1:5| 409 1479 554 29 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jan 14 00:41:37 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 06:03:34 -0700 2009 The Lives of Others, about the Party Leader's conversation with the Sun. (The punchline is "Fuck off, I'm in the West now"). In Racine's play, Phèdre also has a conversation with the Sun. When I looked at the footnote, I discovered th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 14:06:36 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 14:25:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 04:16:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 04:51:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 10:31:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 10:39:09 -0700 2009 I just read his adaptation of Recine’s Phedre, and loved it. The language is mu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 14:37:41 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 20:25:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jul 27 23:08:50 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 23:09:05 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 06:30:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 07:43:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 05:53:29 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 06:01:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 17 15:50:06 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 15:53:47 -0800 2009 It is interesting that both Ted Hughes and Robert Lowell translate this play and Aeschylus' Oresteia. The themes of infidelity, possibly incest, and ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 26 08:31:43 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 09:05:47 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:05:05 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:21:05 -0700 2009
I love the story. Like most Greek t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:09:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:11:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 10 12:16:01 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 05 01:42:08 -0700 2009 The torrent of lyricism in Racine's theatre is addictive -one HAS to keep reading. His characters are larger than life, driven by sexual desi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:28:13 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:28:13 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 23:22:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 23:23:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 20:12:30 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 19:10:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 14:36:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 22:46:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 20:39:16 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 20:54:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 25 12:30:37 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 12:33:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 00:02:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 18:26:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=81864