Athalie
1691 tragedy by Racine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the play by Jean Racine. For other uses, see Athaliah.
Athalie ([a.ta.li], sometimes translated Athalia) is a 1691 play, the final tragedy of Jean Racine, and has been described as the masterpiece[1][2] of "one of the greatest literary artists known"[3] and the "ripest work" of Racine's genius.[4] Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve deemed it comparable to Oedipus Rex in beauty, with "the true God added."[5] August Wilhelm Schlegel thought Athalie to be "animated by divine breath";[4] other critics have regarded the poetics of drama in the play to be superior to those of Aristotle.[5]
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Athalie | |
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Written by | Jean Racine |
Chorus | Daughters of the tribe of Levi |
Characters | Athalie Joad Josabet Salomith Abner Azartah, Ishmael, priests and Levites Mathan Nabal Agar Nurse of Joad |
Date premiered | 1691 |
Original language | French |
Genre | tragedy |
Setting | Jerusalem Temple, a vestibule of the High Priest's apartment, c. 835 BC |
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