Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Racine
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
1. Racine Marker
le 21 avril 1699
Racine died here on the 21st of April, 1699.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1699.
Location. 48° 51.356′ N, 2° 20.084′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Marker is on Rue Visconti, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 Rue Visconti, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Constant Le Breton (a few steps from this marker); Le Conseil National de Pays Tchéques / The National Council of Czech Lands (within shouting distance of this marker); L'imprimerie de Balzac / Balzac's Print Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Wilde (within shouting distance of this marker); Jorge Luis Borges (within shouting distance of this marker); Musée des Monuments français / Museum of French Monuments (within shouting distance of this marker); Guy Robert Du Costal and Yvonne Le Marec (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel Royal de Denmark (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
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"Jean-Baptiste Racine (22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradition and world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie. He did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther for the young.... His writing is renowned for its elegance, purity, speed, and fury, and for what American poet Robert Lowell described as a "diamond-edge", and the "glory of its hard, electric rage". Racine's dramaturgy is marked by his psychological insight, the prevailing passion of his characters, and the nakedness of both plot and stage."(Submitted on June 15, 2022.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
2. Racine Marker - wide view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
3. Racine Marker - wider view, looking east on Rue Visconti (marker visible in upper left)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
