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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

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

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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

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

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

Athalie (sometimes translated Athalia) is a 1691 play, the final tragedy of Jean Racine, and has been described as the masterpiece of "one of the greatest literary artists known" and the "ripest work" of Racine's genius. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve deemed it comparable to Oedipus... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

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