Hippolyte,

By (author) Jean Yeuwain Volume editor Mathilde Lamy-Houdry Series edited by Mireille Huchon Series edited by Bruno Méniel

Book cover: Hippolyte,

Extent: 144 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Textes de la Renaissance

Series volume number: 201, 1

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(July 2017)

ISBN: 9782812445521

Price: $39.00

Out of stock

Hippolyte, tragedie tournee de Seneque is a loose translation of the tragedy produced by J. Yeuwain, a poet from Mons, in 1591. This volume is the first critical edition of the work. It was not published during the author’s lifetime and was first made accessible by a Belgian university in 1933, although only 153 copies were produced.

  • By (author) Jean Yeuwain
  • Volume editor Mathilde Lamy-Houdry
  • Series edited by Mireille Huchon
  • Series edited by Bruno Méniel

Phedre, epouse du heros Thesee, tombe amoureuse de son beau-fils Hippolyte. Parce qu'elle ose formuler un desir contre-nature, elle devient une heroine monstrueuse et la scene tragique se renverse : Thesee lance des imprecations contre son fils, qui est dechiquete par ses propres chevaux. De Jean Yeuwain, poete belge, ne nous est parvenue que la piece Hippolyte, tragedie tournee de Seneque, grace au manuscrit original de 1591 conserve a la bibliotheque de Mons. Cet ouvrage est la premiere edition critique de l'oeuvre et nous fait decouvrir une piece meconnue, qui vient enrichir l'etude de la tragedie humaniste francophone, l'histoire du mythe de Phedre dans la litterature et la lecture du theatre de Seneque.
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