Racines Andromaque (1899)

Racine's Andromaque is a play written by the French playwright Jean Racine in 1667. The play is set in ancient Greece and tells the story of Andromaque, the widow of Hector, who is now a captive of the Greek king Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus is in love with Andromaque, but she is still devoted to her dead husband and refuses his advances. Meanwhile, Pyrrhus's fianc�����e Hermione becomes jealous of Andromaque and plots to have her killed. The play explores themes of love, jealousy, honor, and duty, and is considered one of Racine's masterpieces. This edition of the play was published in 1899 and includes an introduction and notes by the editor.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.