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Racine — Tragic poet of the Grand Siècle, raised at Port-Royal, died in Paris in 1699
A provincial orphan raised by the Jansenists, in ten years he became the foremost tragedian of his time, then fell abruptly silent to write the king’s history. His rivals reproached him for pleasing; his masters, for writing for the stage. (Editorial synthesis)
Racine was born in 1639. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis and Larousse)
Racine was born in La Ferté-Milon. (source: Larousse)
Racine died on 21 April 1699. (source: Larousse and Encyclopædia Universalis)
Racine died in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Recorded work of Racine: Phèdre. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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