“Tragedy generally tries to limit its action to a period of twenty-four hours, or not much exceeding that, whilst epic poetry is unlimited in point of time.”
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Jean Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine 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. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted…
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culture · 17th-century French dramatist (1639–1699) · playwright · poet · translator · librettist · historian · writer · also Jean Racine, Jean-Baptiste Racine, Jean Baptiste Racine, Racine
Born 22 December 1639 · Died 21 April 1699 · Q742
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1699· 8 entries
Died 1699-04-21.
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“Opis: Fedra o swoim grzesznym uczuciu do swego pasierba, Hipolita.”
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“Kochałem cię niestały; cóż bym wierny czynił?Nawet gdy z ust okrutnych posłyszę w tej chwiliOziębłe twoje słowa zgon mi zwiastujące,Wciąż nie wiem, jak okiełznać me serce gorące.”
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“Serc związkom blask pochodni nie przymnaża ceny.”
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“W nieszczęśliwym śmierć grozę niełatwo obudzi…”
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“Mon unique espérance est dans mon désespoir.”
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“Zbrodnia lżejsza poprzedza zawżdy ostateczną.”
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“Ujrzałam go: me lice spłonęło, pobladło,Dziwne zmięszanie jakieś na duszę mi padło,Oczy przestały widzieć, dech zamarł mi w łonie,Uczułam, iż me ciało drży całe i płonie…”
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1690· 1 entry
“ordinary gentleman of the king”
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1672· 1 entry
Career landmark: seat 13 of the Académie française (1672–1699).
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1639· 1 entry
Born 1639-12-22.
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