Birth: 1639-12-22
, La Ferté-Milon
Death: 1699-04-21
, Paris
Jean Racine was a renowned French playwright, considered one of the three great playwrights of the 17th century in France, alongside Molière and Corneille. He is widely celebrated for his classical tragedies, which are distinguished by their psychological depth, purity of style, and the intensity of human passions.
