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Essays in English by French, Irish and German academics, which explore the relevance and interest of the tragic theatre today of the French dramatist, Jean Racine (1639-99).

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Author:   Derval Conroy ,  Derval Conroy
Publisher:   University College Dublin Press
Imprint:   University College Dublin Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
ISBN:  

9781900621564

ISBN 10:   1900621568
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   06 June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"The Racinian hero and the classical theory of characterization, Georges Forestier; Racine's use of maxims, Jean-Louis Backes; women and power in ""Britannicus"" and ""Berenice"": the battle of blood and tears, Christian Biet; gender, power and authority in ""Alexandre le Grand"" and ""Athalie"", Derval Conroy; constructions of identity: mirrors of the ""Other"" in Racine's theatre, Jane Conroy; Racine's ""Jacobite"" plays: the politics of the Bible, Edric Caldicott; les freres ennemis: Racine, Moliere, and ""la querelle du theatre"", Robert McBride; Voltaire, women and reception: Racine in the 18th century, Marc Serge Riviere; pleasure in Racine, Louis van Delft; the magic and pleasure of ""Berenice"" today, Jean-Michel Delacomptee; Esther: prototype of an oratorio? The collaboration of Racine and Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Susanne Hartwig and Berthold Warnecke; Moreau as teacher: the impact of his vocation on the composition of ""Esther"", Grainne Gormley; Racine and the three vanities, Alain Viala."

Reviews

Caldicott and Conroy are to be congratulated on a volume which, powerfully, offers its readers the pleasure of further exploration in the universe of Racine. PFSCL XXIX, 57 2002 Exceptional! Today's Books Jan 2002

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