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Racine and Seneca

Racine and Seneca

Paperback

Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatu, Book 96

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 0807890960
ISBN13: 9780807890967
Publisher: Univ Of North Carolina Pr
Published: Jan 1 1971
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This study brings to light the significant and long-obscured influence of the Roman dramatist and philosopher, Seneca, on the works of Racine. After describing the positive characteristics of Senecan tragedy and the crucial role it played in French drama from Jodelle through Corneille, Ronald W. Tobin analyzes Racine's unique adoption and absorption of Senecan material into his own plays, thereby extending the dimensions of his dramatic art. In the book's Conclusion, some theories are advanced for Racine's well-known silence about his debt to Seneca.

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