{"product_id":"racines-tragedies-of-tyranny-essays-on-bajazet-and-mithridate-hardcover-1","title":"Racine's Tragedies of Tyranny: Essays on Bajazet and Mithridate - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBajazet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMithridate\u003c\/i\u003e Racine depicts the tragedies of characters who either wield tyrannic power or are subjected to tyranny. This international collection of essays deploys cutting-edge research to illuminate the plays and their contexts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The contributors to this volume examine Racine's stagecraft, his exploration of space, sound and silence, his language, and the psychology of those who exercise power or who attempt to maintain their freedom in the face of oppression. The reception and reworking of his plays by contemporaries and subsequent generations round off this wide-ranging study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Early Modern French Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge. He has published widely, including books on Pascal, Port-Royal, and gossip, and has edited several works. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Powers of Sound and Song in early modern Paris\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Hammond\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature at the University of Leeds, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Strangeness of Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eTragic Agency in Classical Drama from Aeschylus to Voltaire\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56150197272881,"sku":"9789004695139","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/41gZIqXTGv9789004695139_0f1fa7a5-c6e1-42fd-97c3-41da8fbab27a.webp?v=1788692675","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/racines-tragedies-of-tyranny-essays-on-bajazet-and-mithridate-hardcover-1","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}