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Author Tobin, Ronald W., 1936- author.

Title Racine and Seneca / by Ronald W. Tobin
Published Chapel Hill (N.C.) : University of North Carolina Press, 2018

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Series University of North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures, no. 96
North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 96.
Contents Cover; RACINE AND SENECA; Title; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Dedication; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: SENECA; Chapter I: Structure and Themes; Chapter II: Characters; PART TWO: THE SENECAN TRADITION IN FRENCH SIXTEENTH- AND SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY TRAGEDY; PART THREE: RACINE; Chapter I: Themes: La Thébaïde; Chapter II: Characters: Andromaque; Chapter III: Structure: Bajazet and Mithridate; Chapter IV: Phédre; CONCLUSION; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF AUTHORS; Back Cover
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 24, 2018)
Subject Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 -- Knowledge -- Literature
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. -- Influence
SUBJECT Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 fast
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. fast
Subject French drama (Tragedy) -- Roman influences
Mythology, Classical, in literature.
DRAMA -- Continental European.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
Literature
French drama (Tragedy) -- Roman influences
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Mythology, Classical, in literature
Genre/Form Literature
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781469647456
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