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Jean Racine
Jean Racine
  • Born: December 22, 1639
  • Died: April 21, 1699
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Dramatist

Jean Racine (/ræˈsiːn/ rass-EEN, US also /rəˈsiːn/ rə-SEEN), baptized Jean-Baptiste Racine, was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, 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. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther for the young.