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BIOGRAPHY
Jean Racine, poet and playwright, was born in La Ferte-Milon, France into a bourgeoise family. He was orphaned early in life and was reared by his grandparents who wree Jansenists. He was educated at the College de Harcourt in Paris where he met Moliere. He broke with the Jansenists when his theatrical career afforded him success, but he later reconciled with them. Afterwards he became the Royal Historiographer.
Racine is considered to be one of the great French tragic dramatists. His first play, AMASIE, was published in 1660, but it has been lost. His best-known play, PHEDRE, was written in 1677.
Jean Racine died in 1699.
CHRONOLOGY
1639 He was born in La Ferte-Milon, France. (December 22)
1655 He entered a Jansenist school in Port-Royal.
1658 He entered the College de Harcourt in Paris.
1660 AMASIE
1663 ODE SUR LA CONVALESCENE DU ROI; LA RENOMMEE AUX MUSES
1664 LA THEBAIDE, OU LES FRERES ENNEMIS (THE THEBANS, OR THE ENEMY BROTHERS)
1665 ALEXANDRE LE GRAND
1667 ANDROMAQUE (ANDROMACHE)
1668 LES PLAIDEURS (THE LITIGANTS)
1669 BRITANNICUS
1670 BERENICE
1672 BAJAZET; He was elected to the French Academy.
1673 MITHRIDATE
1674 IPHIGENIE (IPHIGENIA)
1677 PHEDRE; He married Catherine de Romanet.
1679 OEUVRES
1689 ESTHER
1691 ATHALIE
1692 ABREGE D'HISTOIRE DE PORT-ROYAL
1694 4 CANTIQUES SPIRITUELS
1699 He died. (April 21)
1767 OEUVRES
1768 OEUVRES
1796 OEUVRES COMPLETES
1801 OEUVRES
1865 OEUVRES COMPLETES
1908 THE DRAMATIC WORKS
1931 SIX PLAYS OF CORNEILLE AND RACINE
1936 THE BEST PLAYS OF RACINE
1952 OEUVRES COMPLETES
1944 THEATRE
1958 MID-CARER TRAGEDIES
1960 FIVE PLAYS
1961 THREE PLAYS
1963 PHAEDRA AND OTHER PLAYS
1967 ANDROMACHE AND OTHER PLAYS; COMPLETE PLAYS
1980 THEATRE COMPLET
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