Jean Racine
Jean Racine
Jean Racine, baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine, was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, and an important literary figure in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie, although he did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth22 December 1639
CountryFrance
Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.
Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do not admit of it.
Wrinkles on the brow are the imprints of exploits.
Flight is lawful, when one flies from tyrants.
Now my innocence begins to weigh me down.