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'Racine himself was to use, in his tragedies, a suppler form of rhetoric more in tune with the original intentions of the ancients. In so doing he produced a lively and gripping theatre in which speech is action. We are indebted to Hawcroft for this fascinating and original study of the techniques which made this possible.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'A fresh and powerful approach to Racine's verbal theatricality, the book perfectly complements David Maskell's recent examination of the non-verbal aspects of Racine's stage-art.' FMLS, February 1993 'Hawcroft's analyses are meticulous and have the very great virtue of drawing out the immense subtlety and variety in Racine's presentation of the arguments ... a significant contribution to Racinian studies.' Henry Phillips, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, French Studies, Vol. 47

'Hawcroft's analyses are meticulous and have the very great virtue of drawing out the immense subtlety and variety in Racine's presentation of the arguments ... a significant contribution to Racinian studies.' Henry Phillips, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, French Studies, Vol. 47 'A fresh and powerful approach to Racine's verbal theatricality, the book perfectly complements David Maskell's recent examination of the non-verbal aspects of Racine's stage-art.' FMLS, February 1993 'Racine himself was to use, in his tragedies, a suppler form of rhetoric more in tune with the original intentions of the ancients. In so doing he produced a lively and gripping theatre in which speech is action. We are indebted to Hawcroft for this fascinating and original study of the techniques which made this possible.' Times Higher Education Supplement

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