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Home About Contact Writings November 28, 2022 Books Benardete on Racine and “Useless Courage” In the interview-style book, Encounters and Reflections , the late classicist Seth Benardete recalls his time as tutor at St. John’s College, which included reading Jean Racine’s Phèdre in his French course. It is brief enough to post in full.
Seth [Benardete]: …But actually the Phèdre turned out to be rather interesting.
Ronna [Burger]: Do you remember why?
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