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"George Dillon has elected for speed and clarity; his speed, of which short quotations can impart no notion, is his equivalent for Racine's impetuous dexterity with the French Alexandrine. . . . Momentum, in such a version, is everything. It stands as a homage to Racine's strength of construction . . . and to the expressive power of his themes, on which Mr. Dillon's prefaces have eloquent and sensible things to say."-Hugh Kenner, National Review
"His literal and flexible blank verse actually forms the nearest thing in English to the longer-measured rhymed couplets of Racine; even an ordinary reading aloud of so faithful a rendering provides something of the experience that Proust described."-Elliott Coleman, Poetry
"A superb introduction . . . flawless translations, infused with poetic fire and charm."-Margaret Carpenter, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Book Information
ISBN 9780226150772
Author Jean Baptiste Racine
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 227g
Dimensions(mm) 20mm * 13mm * 1mm
"His literal and flexible blank verse actually forms the nearest thing in English to the longer-measured rhymed couplets of Racine; even an ordinary reading aloud of so faithful a rendering provides something of the experience that Proust described."-Elliott Coleman, Poetry
"A superb introduction . . . flawless translations, infused with poetic fire and charm."-Margaret Carpenter, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Book Information
ISBN 9780226150772
Author Jean Baptiste Racine
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 227g
Dimensions(mm) 20mm * 13mm * 1mm
