Iphigenia, Phaedra, Athaliah
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1963
Summary
Three of Racine’s powerful and groundbreaking tragedies.
Strongly influenced by Classical drama, Jean Racine (1639-99) broke away from the grandiose theatricality of baroque drama to create works of intense psychological realism, with characters manipulated by cruel and vengeful gods.
- Iphigenia depicts a princess’s absolute submission to her father’s will, despite his determination to sacrifice her to gain divine favour before going to war.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140441222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140441220 |
| Author: | Jean Racine, John Cairncross |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1963 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Jean Racine
Jean Racine was born in 1639 at La Ferte Milon, sixty miles east of Paris. In 1677, when he had ten plays to his credit and was high in favor with both the court and the public, he abandoned the theatre, which was regarded as far from respectable by the Church, and joined the Establishment as Royal Historiographer. It was only after a silence of twelve years that he wrote his last two plays (both on religious subjects), Esther and Athaliah. He died in 1699.
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