Le Cid vs Phèdre: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French drama, Théâtre, Continental european drama, Drama
Le Cid
Pierre Corneille's tragicomedy Le Cid is based on the legend of the same name. It tells the story of Rodrigue and Chimene, whose fathers' feud violently interrupts their love. Though they never disavow their love for…
1 film adaptation
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Phèdre
Phèdre est un tourbillon de folie amoureuse et de sang. Des divinités invisibles égarent les héros de Racine, les jetant dans la fureur... Héritière d'une lignée maudite, Phèdre devrait aimer le prince Thésée, son mari.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Phèdre has the widest readership — 25710 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Le Cid | Phèdre | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (17744) | 3.7 (25710) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (32) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
Reception
| Le Cid | Phèdre | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17744 | 25710 |
| Editions | 134 | 168 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5266 | 11201 |
| Reading it now | 266 | 260 |
| Written reviews | 585 | 1164 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1787 | 2461 |
| Pages | 98 | 89 |