Racine

RacineAuthor: Mitchell Greenberg ISBN: 9780816660841 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Year first published: 01 Apr 2010 Pages: 296 Format: Paperback softback A study of all of the major tragedies of Jean Racine, France's preeminent dramatist and, according to many, its greatest and most representative author Mitchell Greenberg's work offers an exploration of Racinian tragedy to explain the enigma of the plays' continued fascination. Greenberg shows

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