Auchincloss, Louis, La Gloire: The Roman Empire of Corneille and Racine, University of South Caroline Press, 1996.

Auchincloss discusses the historical setting of ancient Rome in the tragic plays of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine.

Bernier, Olivier, Louis XIV: A Royal Life, Doubleday, 1987.

Bernier provides a biography of King Louis XIV of France, who reigned from 1643 until 1715 and was a strong supporter of Molière's theatrical career.

Jones, Colin, The Cambridge Illustrated History of France, Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Colin provides a history of France with an emphasis on artwork, engravings, and photographs.

Lalande, Roxanne Decker, Intruders in the Play World: The Dynamics of Gender in Molière's Comedies, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1996.

Lalande offers feminist readings of the representation of women and gender in Molière's major theatrical comedies.

Maskell, David, Racine: A Theatrical Reading, Oxford University Press, 1991.

Maskell offers discussion of the works...