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Jean Mairet

French dramatist
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Born:
May 10, 1604, Besançon, Fr.
Died:
Jan. 31, 1686, Besançon (aged 81)
Notable Works:
“Sophonisbe”
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Jean Mairet (born May 10, 1604, Besançon, Fr.—died Jan. 31, 1686, Besançon) was a classical French dramatist, the forerunner and rival of Pierre Corneille. Mairet’s characters, his verse, and his situations were freely borrowed by his contemporaries. Before Corneille, he brought to the stage the famous Cornelian figures Sophonisbe and Pulchérie, and he anticipated Jean Racine in two important names, Roxane and Pharnace. Mairet worked chiefly in Paris, where he secured important patrons, notably the Duke de Montmorency and the Count de Belin. Their support enabled him to launch a series of plays catering to the growing taste and enthusiasm ...(100 of 241 words)

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