Racine

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1. Racine - Noun

2. Racine - Proper noun

Meaning

French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)

a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee

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About 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person with a gun in an alley near the 5700 block of South Racine and saw a man matching the description take off on foot, Deputy Chief Yolanda Talley told reporters. Source: Internet

19th century The French installation of Racine into the dramatic and literary pantheon evoked harsh criticism from many sources who argued against his 'perfection.' Source: Internet

Criticism As with any contributor to the Western Canon, Racine has been subjected to many generations of literary criticism. Source: Internet

General characteristics Racine restricts his vocabulary to 4000 words. citation He rules out all workaday expressions since, although the Greeks could call a spade a spade, he does not believe that this is possible in Latin or French. Source: Internet

Attitudes shifted, however, as Racine began to eclipse Corneille. Source: Internet

Byatt tells the story of Frederica Potter, an English young woman in the early 1950s (when she is first introduced), who is very appreciative of Racine, and specifically of Phedre. Source: Internet

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