brumoy's

Updated: May 5, 2025

The influence of Seneca on Corneille's idea of tragedy cannot be mistaken; Racine too, in his Phaedra, has condescended to borrow a good deal from him, and among other things, nearly the whole scene of the declaration of love; as may be seen in Brumoy's enumeration.

August Wilhelm Schlegel - Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature