Jean Racine

Jean Racine (22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French playwright. He was one of the most famous of the 17th century in France (with Molière and Corneille). Racine was mostly a tragedian, even though he did write one comedy.

 Works 
 La Thébaïde (1664)
 Alexandre le Grand (1665)
 Andromaque (1667)
 Les Plaideurs (1668)
 Britannicus (1669)
 Bérénice (1670)
 Bajazet (1672)
 Mithridate (1673)
 Iphigénie (1674)
 Phèdre (1677)
 Esther (drama) (1689)
 Athalie (1691)

Category:French playwrights

Category:1639 births
Category:1699 deaths