by Jean Racine · Larousse Kingfisher Chambers · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782035832139
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«Berenice» is the tragedy by Jean Racine, published by Larousse Kingfisher Chambers in paperback (175 pages, in French).
Tragedy premiered in 1670, singular within Jean Racine's output: there is no blood on stage and its conflict is purely sentimental. Queen Berenice loves Emperor Titus, whom she hopes to marry, while Antiochus loves her secretly and hopelessly. The whole drama hinges on a possible farewell that hurts more than death.
This December 2006 edition belongs to the Petits Classiques collection, Lycée series, and includes the complete text of the work.
It is useful for French students preparing for baccalaureate exams and for readers interested in classical French theatre.
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.
