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Jean Racine (1639-1699) was a French dramatist and one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France. He wrote tragedies, comedies and religious works, influenced by classical and Jansenist literature.
Jean Racine was a French dramatic poet and historiographer renowned for his mastery of French classical tragedy. His reputation rests on the plays he wrote between 1664 and 1691, notably Andromaque (first performed 1667, published 1668), Britannicus (first performed 1669, published 1670), Bérénice.
Racine has been hailed by posterity as the foremost practitioner of tragedy in French history. His virtuoso treatment of the poetic metre used in 17th-century French tragedy, the alexandrine line, is the basis for his status as the uncontested master of French classicism.
Jean Racine (1639-1699) est un poète et dramaturge français, représentant du classicisme. Il a écrit sept tragédies majeures, dont Phèdre, et a été historiographe du roi Louis XIV.
- Lycée Saint-LouisCollège de Beauvais
- Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Jean Racine, (baptized Dec. 22, 1639, La Ferté-Milon, France—died April 21, 1699, Paris), French playwright. Orphaned at an early age, he was educated in a Jansenist convent, and he chose drama in defiance of his upbringing.
The French dramatist Jean Baptiste Racine (1639-1699), admired as a portrayer of man's subtle psychology and overwhelming passions, was the author of 11 tragedies and a comedy. His work is the greatest expression of French classicism.
Learn about the life and works of Jean Racine, one of the finest playwrights of the age of Louis XIV. Find out how he became a Jansenist, wrote Phèdre, and retired from the stage.
