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Jean Racine

1 series 5 books in order 3 standalone books

Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639–1699) was a French dramatist, regarded as one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France alongside Molière and Corneille. Primarily a tragedian, he produced neoclassical works such as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He also wrote one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther.

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1639
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Series by Jean Racine

FEP bilingual series

12 books in order · 1785

  1. Cover of Le mariage de Figaro

    Le mariage de Figaro

    1785 · Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

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    L' avare

    Year unknown · Molière

    L'Avare is a comedy in five acts written by Molière. It centers on a widowed father whose obsession with money leads him to refuse financial support…

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    Tartuffe

    Year unknown · Molière

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    Andromaque

    Year unknown · Jean Racine

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  5. Britannicus

    Year unknown · Jean Racine

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    Cinna

    Year unknown · Pierre Corneille

    The text presents impatient desires for illustrious vengeance, born from the death of a father, described as the impetuous children of resentment.…

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    Le bourgeois gentilhomme

    Year unknown · Molière

    A translation of the seventeenth-century French play about Monsieur Jourdain, a middle-class man who embarks on a foolish quest for culture and…

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  8. Le Malade imaginaire

    Year unknown · Molière

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    Le misanthrope

    Year unknown · Molière

    Poet Richard Wilbur translated Molière's neoclassic comedy The Misanthrope into rhymed couplets of epigrammatic brilliance. The play tells the story…

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    Les femmes savantes

    Year unknown · Molière

    Witty, intelligent Henriette hopes to marry her true love, Clitandre, but must contend with her bluestocking mother Philaminte, who has chosen the…

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Standalone books

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    Athalie

    Year unknown

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Jean Racine written?

We list 5 books by Jean Racine across 1 series, published between 1670–1785 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Jean Racine's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “L' avare.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

Where can I buy Jean Racine's books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.

Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.