Louis Racine
Louis Racine (born November 6, 1692 in Paris , † January 29, 1763 there ) was a French poet.
Life
Racine was the second son (six siblings) of the writer Jean Racine . He received his education at the Collège de Beauvais a . a. by Charles Rollin . He then studied law at the Sorbonne at the request of his mother . Already during his studies he became aware of the oratorio and joined them.
Racine spent three years as a clergyman in Notre-Dame de Vertus . Since graduating, he was also a protégé of the Chancellor of France Henri François d'Aguesseau .
In 1719 Racine was accepted as a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres . The Académie française also considered membership, but then decided in 1717 for André Hercule de Fleury . Racine's rejection was probably based on his religious attitude ( Jansenism ).
In 1728 Racine married Marie Presle de l'Ecluse. Their son died in 1755 from the effects of the devastating earthquake in Lisbon . According to Ponce-Denis Écouchard-Lebrun , Racine - after this stroke of fate - sold his library, which was admired by many, and distanced himself from any kind of religion.
He later returned to Paris. He died at the age of 71 on January 29, 1763 and found his final resting place there.
Quote
Voltaire called Louis Racine "... le bon versificateur, fil du grand poète Racine ..."
reception
Racine shone in an immoral time as a model of religious and civil virtues. His didactic poems: “De la grâce” (1720) and “La religion” (1742) are characterized more by religious than poetic warmth. His odes and epistles are serious and dignified; the language is elegant, but without any real poetic swing.
Works (selection)
- Single issues
- Grace (“La grâce”). Fleischer, Frankfurt / M. 1752.
- Memoires sur la vie de Jean Racine . Paris 1747 (2 vol.)
- Poèsies Firmin Didot, Paris 1853.
- Remarques sur les tragédies de Jean Racine . (3 vols.)
- The religion ("La religion"). Fleischer, Paris 1752.
- Vie de Racine . Les Belles Lettres, Paris, ISBN 2-251-44154-9 (reprint of the Paris 1747 edition).
- Work edition
- Oeuvres . Paris 1808 (6 vols.)
literature
- Johannes Remmy: Louis Racine (1692–1763) . Dissertation, University of Cologne 1937.
Web links
- Literature by and about Louis Racine in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Racine, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1692 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1763 |
| Place of death | Paris |