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 Jean Racine Quotes
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 Jean Racine ( December 22 , 1639 – April 21 , 1699 ) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Pierre Corneille ). Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy. Contents 1... 
| Name: |
Jean Baptiste Racine | | Birth Date: |
December 22, 1639 | | Death Date: |
April 21, 1699 | | Place of Birth: |
La Ferté-Milon, France | | Place of Death: |
Paris, France | | Nationality: |
French | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
dramatist |
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 Biography of Jean Racine
7,604 words, approx. 25 pages
 Jean Racine has long been held as one of the foremost writers in the whole of French literature, though his fame rests essentially on but ten plays. His literary output beyond these plays is, moreover, surprisingly small when compared to that of... summary from source:
 Biography of Jean Baptiste Racine
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The French dramatist Jean Baptiste Racine (1639-1699), admired as a portrayer of man's subtle psychology and overwhelming passions, was the author of 11 tragedies and a comedy. His work is the greatest expression of French classicism. Jean Racine was...
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 Jean Racine Information
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Medieval 16th century · 17th century 18th century · 19th century 20th century ·...
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 The Modern Language Review Jean Racine Revisited.(Review)(Brief Article)
04/01/2001: 459 words, approx. 2 pages Jean Racine Revisited. By RONALD W. TOBIN. (Twayne's World Authors Series) New York: Twayne. 1999. 195 pp. Ronald Tobin's volume offers an accessible stroll through Racine's works, allotting a chapter to each of the tragedies, together with a chronology and a chapter on... summary from source:
The Modern Language Review A marriage made in heaven? 'Racine' and 'Love'.(Jean Racine)(Critical essay)
07/01/2006: 5,146 words, approx. 17 pages Commentators have traditionally stressed the importance accorded to love in Racine's tragedies, often viewing it in general as some blind, irrational force that deprives characters of the will to act. This article seeks to question this easy association, which originated in the particular set...
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 Critical Essay by Jane Conroy
11,877 words, approx. 40 pages
In the following essay, Conroy explores the quest for identity and notions of “self” and “Other” in Racine's plays, looking at collective ethnic groups and individual strangers in various works before focusing on the depiction of the “Oriental” in Bajazet.
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Critical Essay by Simon Critchley
10,895 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following essay, Critchley discusses the title character of Phèdre, considers the nature of her melancholy, and characterizes the play as an antipolitical Christian tragedy.
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Critical Essay by Martin Turnell
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Turnell has written widely on French literature and has made significant translations of the works of Jean-Paul Sartre, Guy de Maupassant, Blaise Pascal, and Paul Valèry. In the following excerpt, he quotes several critics contra Racine, using them as a springboard to his thesis that "when properly performed, Racine is still the greatest French tragic dramatist" and that the negative pronouncements of Racine's critics speak more to the issue of access than to that of dramatic ac...
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