Bold, handsome theseus, prince of athens, appears to offer help. May 01, 2017 porsha claims phaedra told her everything in the real housewives of atlanta reunion cliffhanger. The queen, myth has it, had fallen in love with the young hunter and athlete hippolytus, whose father was theseus and whose late mother was antiope, queen of the amazons. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Read the monologue for the role of hippolytus from the script for phaedra by racine. Phaedra has been the subject of many notable works in art, literature, music and film. Phaedra is also the sister of ariadne who theseus ditched on an island after she helped him in quest to kill the minotaur.
But with all of the drama that happened during the season, this special may be the last time phaedra parks is ever on real housewives, because, allegedy, phaedra is. Even its box office fate was a study in extremes, with the film becoming a hit in europe and flopping dismally in the u. Theseus, refusing to believe hippolytus protestations of innocence, banished him and called. Phaedra by jean racine free ebook project gutenberg. Phaedra, princess of crete torn by love the role of. Apr 09, 2017 phaedra parks breaks her silence about getting fired from real housewives of atlanta. There is a body of ancient and modern fiction set in ancient greece and ancient greek culture, including magna graecia and hellenistic kingdoms. Here you can see the name phaedra in hieroglyphics ancient egyptian.
Drawn from greek mythology, phaedra is an episode in the life of the wife of the greek hero theseus. Read the monologue for the role of phaedra from the script for phaedra by racine. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This was the model for nicola pisanos work on the pisa baptistery in the midthirteenth century. Ariadne 1980 phaedra 1985 black sail by florence b. It gives an association of phaedra with crete and ariadne but it does not establish their relationship. It is an undervalued and underseen example of mythology adapted to cinema. Theseus queen, phaedra, fell in love with hippolytus. She was the wife of theseus, but she fell in love with her husbands son, hippolytus. So yeah, theseus has a thing for stringing women along and then ditching them. Apr 09, 2017 phaedra, a play by seneca the younger.
This play, heavily influenced by euripides hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Second century roman sarcophagus of beatrice of lorraine in the camposanto in pisa. Theseus king of athens, companion of hercules, and famous for his legendary exploits. Phaedra is one of the most important, artistic, and exciting works in the history of electronic music, a brilliant and compelling summation of tangerine dreams early avantspace direction balanced with the synthesizersequencer technology just beginning to gain a foothold in nonacademic circles.
That is what pausanias seems to be saying as he retells the myth. According to a version of the story, hippolytus had mocked aphrodite by telling her to be a virginal devotee of artemis. Phaedra myth encyclopedia mythology, greek, god, story. Phaedra, daughter the king minos of crete, is theseus second wife, who he marries after ditching the amazonian queen, hippolyta. Phaedra parks is allegedy leaving the real housewives of. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped and rubbed. Phaedra straddles a line between ancient and modern sensibilities. Phaedra is a play in verse written by the french playwright jean racine. Theseus, phaedra, urged on by her nurse oenone, declares her love for hippolytus, but is rebuffed. Horrifying she undoubtedly is, for she perpetrates her crime with the full lucidity of most classical characters.
Phaedra married theseus, king of athens and slayer of the beast known as the minotaur. Librivox recording of phaedra by jean racine, translated by robert bruce boswell. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Since he refused her, and her passion for him became known, she hanged herself, leaving a letter in which she charged her stepson of having assaulted her. I named my daughter phaedra in part after the alterego of the protagonist in the novel zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance feminine of phaedrus, which also involved a dream. This is the first tangerine dream album to feature their now classic sequencerdriven sound, which is considered to have greatly influenced the berlin school genre. She is married to theseus but in love with his son, hippolytus. With a character described as voluptuous, uneasy and jealous, jean racine was an ambitious courtier, an astute businessman, and a frequenter of actresses, but he was also a childhood believer in the jansenist doctrine that man is a miserable creature saved only by gods grace, and playwriting seems no longer to have interested him in later life. A placeholder for the love story of phaedra and hippolytus. A novel of ancient athens by june rachuy brindel from amazons fiction books store. Phaedra was the first album in which many things had to be structured. Aricia royal princess, last descendant of a family destroyed by theseus. It was recorded during november 1973 at the manor in shiptononcherwell, england and released on 20 february 1974 through virgin records. It is the tale of phaedra, wife of king theseus of athens, and her forbidden obsession with her stepson hippolytus.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Hippolytus son of theseus and antiope, queen of the amazons. Phaedra, a play by jean racine 1677 phaedra, a poem by edith wharton phaedra, by leonhard schmitz in dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology, 1870. In the court of louis xiv, adaptations of greek tragedies were very popular. Stream tracks and playlists from phaedra on your desktop or mobile device. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The reason was that we were using the moog sequencer all driving bass notes for the first time. As acting ruler, hippolytus then releases aricia from her marriage restraints, declares his love, and the two reach an understanding that aricia will return to claim the throne of athens. With crete in ruins, phaedra, the child queen of crete, sails to safety with theseus, the prince of athens.
The ancient greek word that he uses in this context is erasthenai, which is conventionally translated as fall in love with. Lady, ere i go my duty bids me tell you of your change of fortune. One can read greek and latin tragedy as a counterpoint to the glories of greek mythology. Phaedra, is a play by philosopher and dramatist lucius annaeus seneca, which tells the.
Orphaned at age 4 and raised by his grandmother from age 10, lived in the convent of portroyal. The second, known to us as simply hippolytus, was originally called hippolytos the wreath bearer, or hippolytus crowned. Racines work is based on the play hippolytus by the greek playwright euripides and addresses the same story, but it changes the focus from hippolytus hippolyte, the stepson, to. Even its box office fate was a study in extremes, with the film becoming a hit.
Phaedra married king theseus of athens and gave him two sons. Phaedra, a 1962 moderndress version of the classic greek play hippolytus, manages to justify dassins most ardent champions and his most vehement detractors, often within the same scene. Born on a farm in little rock, iowa, brindel earned her b. Because he rejects with horror his stepmothers incestuous love, she is. Phaedra is a domestic drama, detailing the horrors that befall a seemingly stable household. Phaedra is one of racines most compelling creations, perhaps because she so successfully evokes the double feeling of pity and horror. Closed tear to bottom end of dj spine, light rubbing and tiny knicks along dj edges. Jean racine and phaedra jean racine 16391699 born in picardy, in the north of france. A novel of ancient athens by brindel, june rachuy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Phaedra by jean racine is a dramatic tragedy in five acts first performed in 1677. Theseus slays the minotaur and travels into the underworld. Just tuning the instrument took several hours each day, because at the time there were no presets or memory banks.
It tells the familiar mythological tale of phaedra, cretan wife of theseus, who is overcome with love for her stepson. When phaedras passion was revealed to him, he reacted with such revulsion that she killed herself, leaving a note accusing hippolytus of having tried to rape her. Mar 15, 2012 real housewives of atlanta star phaedra parks exposed in new tellall book thursday, march 15, 2012 yesterday the internet was buzzing about a new scandal involving real housewives of atlanta cast member phaedra parks and her husband apollo nida. Phaedra with attendant, probably her nurse, a fresco from pompeii circa 6020 bc. Phaedra, the second wife of thanos kyrilis, a powerful greek shipowner, is persuaded by her husband to go to london and urge alexis, his 24yearold son by a previous marriage, to return to. The result is best heard on the 15minute title track, unparalleled before or since for its depth. Feminist author june rachuy brindel delves into history and myth in her novels, including the pulitzer prizenominated ariadne, seeking to explore the overlooked womens perspective. The first, called hippolytos who veils his head, generally translated as hippolytus veiled, is known only in fragments and is surmised to be the source of much of senecas plot for phaedra. Theseus had a son named hippolytus from a previous marriage to an amazon queen, and after his marriage to phaedra, they went to see him. The sexual politics of meat is a book from which those opposed to all. Phaedra parks breaks her silence about getting fired from. The mythology, in addition to describing the various tragic outcomes, emphasizes the exploits of its heroes.
Publication date 1985 topics phaedra greek mythology publisher new york. Learn the meaning of the girls name phaedra on baby name wizard, your trusted source for baby name origins. In racines work, a new scene begins whenever a character enters or exits. However, team phaedra has a different story to tell, using only one word. Real housewives of atlanta star phaedra parks exposed in. Buy ariadne a novel of ancient crete by june rachuy brindel from amazons fiction books store.
Phaedra, is a play by philosopher and dramatist lucius annaeus seneca, which tells the story of phaedra, wife of king theseus of athens. In spite of theseus express prohibition, she and hippolytus fall in love. When phaedra sees hippolytus for the very first time, she is already falling in love with him. Allegedly, phaedra even offered to share more personal details about her life but the producers still werent convinced to bring her back. Phaedra, princess of crete torn by love the role of women. A novel of ancient athens by june rachuy brindel isbn. Theseus took her aboard with him from krete for the terraced land of ancient athens. Phaedra, the second wife of thanos kyrilis, a powerful greek shipowner, is persuaded by her husband to go to london and urge alexis, his 24yearold son by a previous marriage, to return to greece for the summer. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of phaedra by seneca. Atlanta star phaedra parks exposed in new tellall book thursday, march 15, 2012 yesterday the internet was buzzing about a new scandal involving real housewives of atlanta cast member phaedra parks and her husband apollo nida. Falsely convinced of his sons guilt, he asks neptune to kill theseus. Phaedra is the fifth studio album by german electronic music group tangerine dream. My mother was a music major and said that it was the prettiest piece of music that she ever heard, and if she ever had a daughter that she would name her phedre.