Impetuous Nero has lost all restraint:bored with being loved; he wants to be feared.Agrippina; widow of Emperor Claudius; has paved the way for her son Nero to succeed to the throne ahead of his step-brother Britannicus. But as his taste for power grows; Nero begins to slip from his mothers control. Britannicuss life is threatened and Rome moves ever closer to the edge.Jean Racines classic play Britannicus is a chilling study of the emergence of a monster. Timberlake Wertenbakers translation premiered at Wiltons Music Hall; London; in October 2011.
#3916085 in eBooks 2011-01-04 2011-01-04File Name: B00541Z9PQ
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