Racine: Modern Judgements

Front Matter....Pages 1-8
Introduction....Pages 9-21
Chronology....Pages 22-23
The Simplicity of Racine (1956)....Pages 24-48
Racine: Impulse and Mind (1933)....Pages 49-64
Racine’s Symbolism (1955)....Pages 65-74
Notes on Racinian Time (1948)....Pages 75-87
The Poetics of the Glance in Racine (1954)....Pages 88-100
The Structure of Racinian Tragedy (1962)....Pages 101-116
The Muting Effect of Classical Style in Racine (1928)....Pages 117-131
Racine’s Style: Periphrasis and Direct Statement (1952)....Pages 132-146
Action and Poetry in Racine’s Tragedies (1960)....Pages 147-160
Racine and Greek Tragedy (1951)....Pages 161-173
Racine’s Thébaïde: an analysis (1959)....Pages 174-188
Literary Tradition and Living Models in Racine’s Andromaque (1962)....Pages 189-205
The Tragedy of Bérénice (1949)....Pages 206-217
Artistic Reasons for Racine’s Silence after Phèdre (1953) (In memoriam Gaston Broche)....Pages 218-230
Back Matter....Pages 231-239