by Jean Racine · Coédition Belin/Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782701164618
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«Britannicus» is the tragedy by Jean Racine, published by Belin/Gallimard in hardback (192 pages, in French).
The play is set in first-century Rome and pits Britannicus, the legitimate heir displaced from power, against the emperor Nero. After the abduction of Junie, Britannicus's fiancée, political and amorous rivalry leads to a game of manipulations. Racine portrays tyranny and the destructive effect of passion in an oppressive atmosphere.
The play premiered in 1669. This edition belongs to the Classico Lycée collection and includes the complete text and an analysis dossier.
Intended for secondary and high school students in the French education system, and for those who want to approach 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.
