Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Corneille and the critics; 3. Le Cid; 4. Cinna; 5. Polyeucte; 6. Corneille's verse; 7. Rodogune; 9. Suréna; 10. Corneille - some conclusions; 11. Racine - career and background; 12. Racine - the beginnings; 13. Approaches to tragedy; 14. Bérénice; 15. The dramatic art of Racine; 16. Phèdre; 17. Athalie; 18. Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Promotional Information

This study highlights that both Corneille and Racine were living writers, struggling to create developing forms within the strait-jacket of neo-classical decorum.