Three Plays Of Racine: Andromache, Britannicus, Phaedra by RACINE, JEAN; TRANSLATED BY GEORGE DILLON

Three Plays of Racine - Phaedra Britannicus Andromache, by Jean Racine, translated by George Dillon, Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1961, ISBN#: 0226150771, Soft bound, Excellent condition (light cover wear, price label remnant on front cover, light spine crease). The three works in this volume established Racine as a playwright who enjoyed high favor both with the public and at the court of Louis XIV Born on December 20, 1639, Jean Racine was orphaned at a young age and raised by his grandmother, Marie des Moulins, who took the boy with her to the convent of Port-Royal des Champs near Paris after she was widowed. Racine's teachers at the convent were members of a reform movement known as Jansenism. Although they were suspected by the French monarchy of being theologically and politically subversive, these monks provided the young Racine with a good education, allowing him the opportunity to study Latin and Greek classics under their tutelage, a privilege most young writers… Read More

University of Chicago Press, 1961. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Chicago Press, 1961. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University Of Chicago Press, 1961-09-15. Paperback. Good.

Paperback. USED - Shopworn.

University of Chicago Press, September 1961. Paperback. Good - Trade. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press, 1961. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In Good condition with some wear (bumping to corners and spine; light soiling to back cover; chipping to back cover near spine; previous owner's embossed stamp to title page; dampstaining to a few pages). 184pp.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1961. Wraps have minor wear, gummark on front, lable on spine. Small amount of markings in text. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

University Of Chicago Press. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:9780226150772