Jean Racine; Maurice Rat [ediot] — Theatre Complet

Paris, Garnier Freres, 1960. Leather. A smart collection of the works of Jean Racine, in the original French language. French language. Illustrated with eight facsimile frontispieces from the original publications. Collated complete. The theatrical works of Jean Racine, a French dramatist considered one of the three great playwrights of seventeenth century France. Primarily a tragedian, his writing is renowned for its elegance and speed, and the prevailing passions of his characters. This work includes: Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, Mithridate, Esther, Athalie, and many others. Edited by Maurice Rat, a French literary scholar. In the original quarter crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .