Britannicus (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Racine
- First Published: 1670
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: 55 c.e.
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Parents and children, Politics, Politicians, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Neoclassicism, Tyrants or tyranny
- Locales: Rome, Italy, Rome, ancient
Places Discussed
Néron’s palace (nay-ROH[N]). Imperial palace in Rome within whose public area the tragedy takes place. In his preface to the play—which bears the name of Néron’s half-brother—Jean Racine wrote that Néron was never a virtuous man and that his play would portray him as a “monster.” The crimes of Néron (more commonly known as Nero) are so well known, even to those with only a superficial knowledge of Roman history, that Racine’s audiences not only expected unspeakable crimes to be committed within the palace, they sensed Néron’s evil presence...
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Jean Racine (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Jean Racine (Drama)Jean Racine (Dictionary of World Biography)
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