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Jean-Baptiste Racine (/ r æ ˈ s iː n / rass-EEN, US also / r ə ˈ s iː n / rə-SEEN; French: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʁasin]; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) 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.
Jean-Bernard Racine is the author of many articles and books in the fields of quantitative geography, epistemology and social geography. Influenced by Brian Berry , Walter Isard , Peter Gould and David Harvey , he published L’Analyse quantitative en géographie in 1973 with H. Reymond and was widely considered one of the pioneers of the ...
Athalie (, sometimes translated Athalia) is a 1691 play, the final tragedy of Jean Racine, and has been described as the masterpiece [1] [2] of "one of the greatest literary artists known" [3] and the "ripest work" of Racine's genius. [4] Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve deemed it comparable to Oedipus Rex in beauty, with "the true God added."
Andromaque is a tragedy in five acts by the French playwright Jean Racine written in alexandrine verse.It was first performed on 17 November 1667 before the court of Louis XIV in the Louvre in the private chambers of the Queen, Marie Thérèse, by the royal company of actors, called "les Grands Comédiens", with Thérèse Du Parc in the title role.
Britannicus, 1670 (book in DjVu format). Britannicus is a five-act tragic play by the French dramatist Jean Racine.It was first performed on 13 December 1669 at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.
Esther is a play in three acts written in 1689 by the French dramatist, Jean Racine. It was premièred on January 26, 1689, performed by the pupils of the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, an educational institute for young girls of noble birth. The subject is taken from the biblical Book of Esther.
Cantique de Jean Racine (Chant by Jean Racine), Op. 11, is a composition for mixed choir and piano or organ by Gabriel Fauré.The text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Word, one with the Highest"), is a French paraphrase by Jean Racine of a Latin hymn from the breviary for matins, Consors paterni luminis.
Adaptations of works by Jean Racine (3 C, 2 P) P. Plays by Jean Racine (12 P) Pages in category "Jean Racine" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.