Une seconde Troie
Defined by their well-known ancestors, the characters in Andromache (1667) – Racine’s first masterpiece – often evoke the possibility of a “second Ilium”. In this play, the author develops the theme of repetition, thanks to memories of both hackneyed and crystallized images, an omnipresent and burde...
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Language: | English |
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Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises
2015-11-01
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Series: | Carnets |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/carnets/358 |