Posted by Dos on January 23, 19101 at 14:47:21:

In Reply to: Racine's Phaedra posted by paromita on October 22, 19100 at 11:18:50:

: how can Racine's "Phaedra" be called a drama of human suffering that grips the mind and extorts a close interest despite any repugnance to its theme.

It can't. Phaedra is a drag.

However, Aristotle probably would've liked it, which explains why some people still believe it's any good.

Give it another fifty years, and it'll be totally forgotten.

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