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[[Image:Racine.jpg|thumb|Jean Racine (1639-1699)]] | |||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' | '''Born:''' 22 December 1639 | ||
'''Died:''' | '''Died:''' 21 April 1699 | ||
'''Biography'''<br> | '''Biography'''<br> | ||
Jean Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille), and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy. | |||
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Revision as of 03:26, 9 May 2009
Life
Born: 22 December 1639
Died: 21 April 1699
Biography
Jean Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille), and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, though he did write one comedy.
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Settings of his literary works
Settings of text by Jean Racine
- Cantique de Jean Racine (Mel Bonis)
- Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Gabriel Fauré)
- D'un cœur qui t'aime (Charles Gounod)
- L'Éternel est son nom (Franz Liszt)
- Hymne (César Franck)
Publications
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