How Long to Read Phaedra, By Racine

How Long Does it Take to Read Phaedra, By Racine?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 11 minutes to read Phaedra, By Racine by Richard Wilbur

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A brilliant translation of one of the most influential works of French theater, Phaedra is rendered into movingly expressive verse by the Pulitzer Prize–winning translator Richard Wilbur. Jean Racine’s last and greatest tragedy is based on a legend that has intrigued dramatists as far back as Euripides and Seneca. Phaedra, the second wife of Theseus, the heroic king of Athens, is consumed with an illicit passion for Hippolytus, her stepson. Given word that her husband is dead, she confesses her love for Hippolytus and is rebuffed. When Theseus turns out to be alive after all, Phaedra connives in a lie to convince her husband that it was Hippolytus who attempted to seduce her. The stage is set for fury and grief, guilt and remorse. In his seventeenth-century interpretation, Racine replaced the ornate, stylized tragedy based on classic Greek form with human-scale characters and actions convincingly motivated by human emotions. Acclaimed translator Richard Wilbur describes in his lucid, informed introduction the method by which he remained faithful to Racine’s form and intention. The result is a triumph of translation, poetry, and theater.

How long is Phaedra, By Racine?

Phaedra, By Racine by Richard Wilbur is 131 pages long, and a total of 32,881 words.

This makes it 44% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Phaedra, By Racine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 59 minutes to read Phaedra, By Racine aloud.

What Reading Level is Phaedra, By Racine?

Phaedra, By Racine is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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