JOURNAL ARTICLE

Reading Virgil with Racine.

  • Published In: Arion, 2024, v. 32, n. 2. P. 165 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: ROMANOS, NICHOLAS 3 of 3

Abstract

The article examines the enduring influence of Virgil on French playwright Jean Racine, highlighting the literary kinship between the two. Topics include the comparison of Virgil and Racine's poetic styles, Racine's classical education and its impact on his works, and the use of Virgilian themes in Racine's early Latin poetry.

Additional Information

  • Source:Arion. 2024/09, Vol. 32, Issue 2, p165
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:00955809
  • DOI:10.1353/arn.2024.a946151
  • Accession Number:181180352

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