Three Plays of Racine - Phaedra, Andromache, and Britannicus (Paperback)

"George Dillon has elected for speed and clarity; his speed, of which short quotations can impart no notion, is his equivalent for Racine's impetuous dexterity with the French Alexandrine. . . . Momentum, in such a version, is everything. It stands as a homage to Racine's strength of construction . . . and to the expressive power of his themes, on which Mr. Dillon's prefaces have eloquent and sensible things to say."--Hugh Kenner, "National Review
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"His literal and flexible blank verse actually forms the nearest thing in English to the longer-measured rhymed couplets of Racine; even an ordinary reading aloud of so faithful a rendering provides something of the experience that Proust described."--Elliott Coleman, "Poetry"
"A superb introduction . . . flawless translations, infused with poetic fire and charm."--Margaret Carpenter, "Norfolk Virginian-Pilot"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1961
First published:	September 1961
Authors:	Jean Baptiste Racine
Translators:	George Dillon
Dimensions:	136 x 202 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-15077-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General Promotions
LSN:	0-226-15077-1
Barcode:	9780226150772

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