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Jean Racine
AuthorBooks · Second hand1639-1699
Jean-Baptiste Racine 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 world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young.
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About Jean Racine
Birth
1639
Death
1699
First book
1667
Years writing
359
Jean-Baptiste Racine 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 world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young.
Jean Racine was the leading figure of 17th-century French classical tragedy.
His masterpiece, Phèdre, is considered one of the pinnacles of universal dramatic literature.
Beyond being a playwright, Racine excelled as a historian, poet, and translator.
Born in La Ferté-Milon, his literary legacy includes nearly a thousand recorded works.
His influence on theater is so profound that his tragedies are still performed worldwide.
