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An English translation, in rhyming couplets, of the French playwright Jean Racine's Athaliah. Includes critical notes and commentary.

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Jean RACINE (1639-1699), fut duqu par les jans nistes de Port Royal. Ses trag dies d rivent de plusieurs sources: Andromaque (1667), Iphig nie (1674) et Ph dre (1677), de la litt rature latine et grecque; Britannicus (1669), B r nice (1670) et Mithridate (1673), de l histoire... Read Full Overview

As Voltaire famously opined, Athaliah, Racine's last play, is "perhaps the greatest masterwork of the human spirit." Its formidable antagonists, Athaliah, queen of Judah, and Jehoiada, high priest of the temple of Jerusalem, are engaged in a deadly struggle for dominion:... Read Full Overview

Athaliah: A Tragedy. Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine, (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825, ) By J. Donkersley. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Athalie est une trag die de Jean Racine en cinq actes et en alexandrins. Athalie, veuve du roi de Juda, gouverne le pays et croit avoir limin tout le reste de la famille royale. Elle a abandonn la religion juive en faveur du culte de Baal. En fait, son petit-fils Joas a t... Read Full Overview

Athalie est une trag�����die �����crite par Jean Racine en 1691. L'histoire se d�����roule ������ J�����rusalem... Read Full Overview

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Athalie est une trag�����die �����crite par Jean Racine en 1691. L'histoire se d�����roule dans le royaume de Juda et suit la reine Athalie, qui est la fille d'Achab et de... Read Full Overview