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Jean Racine

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Detailed Information

Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Playwright
Died
Apr 21, age 59
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
France
About
A Seventeenth-century French dramatist, he is known for such neoclassical tragedies such as Phedre, Andromaque, and Athalie. His one comic theatrical work, Les Plaideurs, premiered in 1668.
Family
He was orphaned at the age of four and was raised by his grandparents.

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