by Jean Racine · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782081295612
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«Andromaque» is the five-act tragedy by Jean Racine, published by Flammarion in paperback (192 pages, in French).
After the fall of Troy, Andromache, widow of Hector, is captive of Pyrrhus, who desires her; Hermione, Pyrrhus's betrothed, loves him, and Orestes loves Hermione. Andromache tries to protect her son Astyanax and remain faithful to Hector's memory, while crossed passions drive the characters toward a tragic outcome.
The play was originally premiered in 1667. This edition is part of the Étonnants Classiques collection, with complete text.
Edition aimed at secondary education and high school, useful for studying French classical theatre and Racine's work in the classroom.
Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradition and world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young.
