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Jean-Baptiste Racine (/ r æ ˈ s iː n / rass-EEN, US also / r ə ˈ s iː n / rə-SEEN) (French: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʁasin]; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradition and ...
Jean Racine was a French dramatic poet and historiographer renowned for his mastery of French classical tragedy. His reputation rests on the plays he wrote between 1664 and 1691, notably Andromaque (first performed 1667, published 1668), Britannicus (first performed 1669, published 1670), Bérénice.
Jean Racine, (baptized Dec. 22, 1639, La Ferté-Milon, France—died April 21, 1699, Paris), French playwright. Orphaned at an early age, he was educated in a Jansenist convent, and he chose drama in defiance of his upbringing. His first play was produced by Molière in 1664.
Racine, Jean. Jean Racine, copperplate engraving, probably 19th century. French classical tragedy pivots on two basic subjects: passion and politics.
Unlock the secrets of Jean Racine's masterpiece, Phèdre, with our comprehensive study guide 📚. Explore in-depth analyses, literary devices, and exercises to deepen your understanding of this tragic tale of forbidden love and fate.
The rival of Pierre Corneille for the title of the greatest French tragic dramatist, Jean Racine infused the high style of neoclassicism with the tension of human passion. 17th-century metaphysics...
Jean Racine, né le 22 décembre 1639 à La Ferté-Milon [1] et mort le 21 avril 1699 à Paris, est un dramaturge et poète français. Issu d'une famille de petits notables de la Ferté-Milon et tôt orphelin, Racine reçoit auprès des « Solitaires » de Port-Royal une éducation littéraire et religieuse rare.
French tragic dramatist whose major works include Andromaque (1667), PhIdre (1677), Britannicus (1669), Bajazet (1672), and Athalie (1691). The plays have been extensively translated into English since the 1670s, but the peculiar clarity and intensity of Racine's verse have defeated most efforts at adaptation.
Jean Racine. Born on December 20, 1639, Jean Racine was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandmother, Marie des Moulins, who took the boy with her to the convent of Port-Royal des Champs near Paris after she was widowed.
JEAN RACINE (1639-1699), French tragic dramatist, was born at La Ferte Milon in the old duchy of Valois on an uncertain date in December 1639. He was certainly christened on the 2 2nd, and the ceremony was at that time often, though not invariably, performed on the clay of birth.
