41. Jean Racine (1639-1699) Biography of French playwright Jean Racine, plus links to all of his works currently in print. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc56.html

Jean Racine Born on December 20, 1639, Jean Racine was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandmother, Marie des Moulins, who took the boy with her to the convent of Port-Royal des Champs near Paris after she was widowed. Racine's teachers at the convent were members of a reform movement known as Jansenism. Although they were suspected by the French monarchy of being theologically and politically subversive, these monks provided the young Racine with a good education, allowing him the opportunity to study Latin and Greek classics under their tutelage, a privilege most young writers could only dream of. From 1649 to 1653, Racine studied at Port-Royal. He then transferred to the College of Beauvais where he studied for two years before returning to Port-Royal to complete his studies in rhetoric. After turning 18, the Jansenists sent him to Paris to study law at the College of Harcourt. Here, Racine fell in with a crowd of "theatrical" types and decided to try his hand as a dramatist in spite of the fact that the Jansenists disapproved of the theatre. His first play, Amasie , was purchased by the Bourgogne company, but was never produced. However, as luck would have it, Racine was soon befriended by

42. Theatre Complet De J. Racine By Jean-Baptiste) (Racine From Kaaterskill Books, A Theatre Complet de J. Racine by (Racine, JeanBaptiste) n.ed Price $50.00 ( 0.00) Bookseller Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB; Seller Inventory 13588; Format Quarter http://www.abaa.org/books/249267835.html

Customer Sign In Create Account Home About Us ... Shopping Cart Find books by keyword: Find books by author: Find books by title: Theatre Complet de J. Racine by (Racine, Jean-Baptiste) n.ed Price: Ask a question E-mail to a friend Bookseller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB Seller Inventory # Format : Quarter red calf, raised bands, tooled panels with gilt decoration, marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt Book condition : A very good or better copy with rubbing to spine and extremities, edges a bit darkened, owner's signature to flyleaf, otherwise Edition : n.ed Binding : Hardcover Publisher : Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, n.d. (ca. 1928) Pages : v, 653 pp Book Description Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, n.d. (ca. 1928). n.ed. Quarter red calf raised bands, tooled panels with gilt decoration, marbled boards , marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A very good or better copy with rubbing to spine and extremities, edges a bit darkened, owner's signature to flyleaf, otherwise tight, clean, and many leaves still unopened. 12mo. Notes by M. Felix LeMaistre and L. S. Auger. Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our

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