Jean Racine

A Critical Biography

Geoffrey Brereton

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Routledge
02 May 2024

Biography: literary; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Routledge Revivals

Racine the practising dramatist had been in some danger of being crowded out from the numerous books on his psychology and style.

In this critical study of the man and his work, first published in 1951 and this slightly revised edition originally in 1973, Dr Brereton’s guiding principle has been to make the factual basis as accurate as it can be in the light of modern research. The result is the portrait of a sensitive and attractive figure which is none the worse for being shorn of certain legends.

By: Geoffrey Brereton
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 721g
ISBN: 9781032253176
ISBN 10: 1032253177
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 386
Publication Date: 02 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geoffrey Brereton

Reviews for Jean Racine: A Critical Biography

Review for the 1973 edition: ‘Geoffrey Brereton’s critical biography is a book that not only lights up the whole stage-surround of Racine’s life but explores, with an intelligence and sensitivity that matches the subject, the poet’s disturbing and sometimes sinister temperament.’ John Raymond in The New Statesman