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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
"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
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Racine, Jean Baptiste
- ISBN: 9780226150772
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.01 x 0.50
- Number Of Pages: 212
- Publication Year: 1961