In the seventeenth century, Racine expressed admiration for Sophocles but was more influenced by Euripides ( e. g. Iphigenia at Aulis and Hippolytus were the models for his plays Iphigénie and Phèdre ).

After the third meeting in 1961 at the Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin, a standard proposed primarily by Emmett L. Bennett, Jr. ( 1918 – 2011 ), became known as the Wingspread Convention, which was adopted by a new organization, the Comité International Permanent des Études Mycéniennes ( CIPEM ), affiliated in 1970 by the fifth colloquium with UNESCO.

During this time she was a friend of Jean Racine, the great French playwright.

French drama of the 17th century, particularly that of Molière and Racine was highly regular ; whereas the English dramatists writing for the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage were largely unaware of these strictures.

Kevin J. Anderson ( aka Kevin James Anderson ) was born March 27, 1962 in Racine, Wisconsin.

The theological centre of the movement was the Parisian convent of Port-Royal, which was a haven for writers including Saint-Cyran, Arnauld, Pierre Nicole, Blaise Pascal, and Jean Racine.

Under Marie-Angélique, later with Saint-Cyran's support, Port-Royal-des-Champs developed a series of elementary schools, known as the " Little Schools of Port-Royal " ( Les Petites-Écoles de Port-Royal ); the most famous product of these schools was the playwright Jean Racine.

* Tite et Bérénice, a play by Pierre Corneille which was in competition with Racine the same year, and concerns the same subject matter.

Racine also faced criticism for his irregularities: when his play, Bérénice, was criticised for not containing any deaths, Racine disputed the conventional view of tragedy.

Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684 ) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.

When both plays were completed, it was generally acknowledged that Corneille ’ s Tite et Bérénice ( 1671 ) was inferior to Racine ’ s play ( Bérénice ).

Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company was a Racine, Wisconsin firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books.

The company was based in Racine with editorial offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California.

He acted in plays of Molière and Racine, composed an opera, and was a gifted painter and engraver.

The post office was opened on December 10, 1881, having been named by the Sayre family whose ancestors lived in Racine, Ohio.

In 1968, the Green Bay center was upgraded to a full-fledged four-year institution as the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, while the Kenosha and Racine centers were merged as the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

The first settler in Racine township, Jacob McQuillan, was also the first settler in the county ( see Mower County for more history ).

The old village of Hamilton was once located about two miles southeast of the town of Racine in the northeast corner of section 1 ( the east half of the village was in Fillmore County ).

In 1832, just after the Blackhawk War, the area surrounding Racine was settled by Yankees from upstate New York.

The name " Port Gilbert " was never really accepted, and in 1841 the community was incorporated as the village of Racine.

WEZY specifically targets Racine and Kenosha and is locally owned, while WKKV is a station owned by Clear Channel Communications that, although licensed to Racine and having a transmitter in north-central Racine County, is targeted towards Milwaukee audiences and has its offices in Greenfield.

Jesse Marsch ( born November 8, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin ) is a retired American soccer midfielder who is the head coach of the Montreal Impact for their entrance in MLS in 2012, after having previously been an assistant for the U. S. national team.

Before the rise of Racine, Sainte-Beuve found La Harpe to the best critic of the French school of tragedy.

Mark Bailey ( Roscoe Born ), a reporter doing a story on the fashion industry, became enamored with Racine, causing problems in his relationship with sensible lawyer Sara Frank ( Anne Schedeen ), who was Blair's best friend.

The return of the troupe to Paris at the beginning of September, coincided with the publication in the NRF of Copeau's Un essai de rénovation Dramatique: le théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (" Essay on Dramatic Renewal: The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier "), in which he set forth the principles of this project: first, the choice of place far from the despised Right Bank boulevard in a district closer to schools and the center of artistic life where the new theatre might attract an audience of students, intellectuals and artists with a subscription system that would assure reasonable prices ; second, a variety of productions — as many as three different productions a week, which would not only appeal to a wider public, but also would offer the actors the opportunity to play several different sorts of roles in quick succession, maintaining the suppleness of their interpretive skills ; third, a repertoire both classic and modern would mark the offerings of the company: the classic plays of Jean Racine and Molière — never put in modern dress to keep them à la mode — and the best plays of the previous thirty years.

Moral philosophers saw sentimentality as a cure for social isolation ; and Adam Smith indeed considered that " the poets and romance writers, who best paint ... domestic affections, Racine and Voltaire ; Richardson, Maurivaux and Riccoboni ; are, in such cases, much better instructors than Zeno " and the Stoics.

But his situations are often pathetic and noble, and as a tragic poet properly so called he is at his best almost the equal of Corneille and of Jean Racine.

The southern Wisconsin city of Racine is known for its Danish kringle.

* Racine, Wisconsin, the largest city named Racine in the United States

Racine is a city in Racine Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

The village operates and maintains its own sanitary sewer and storm water utilities, with municipal drinking water provided by the city of Racine.

Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

Racine is the fifth-largest city in Wisconsin, located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, approximately 30 miles ( 50 km ) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles ( 100 km ) north of Chicago, Illinois.

After Wisconsin was admitted to the Union in 1848, the new legislature voted in August to incorporate Racine as a city.

Before the Civil War, Racine was well known for its strong opposition to slavery, with many slaves escaping to freedom via the Underground Railroad passing through the city.

Wright urged then-president Hib Johnson to build the structure outside of Racine, a city Wright thought of as " backwater.

The government of the city of Racine is divided into executive and legislative branches.

Since it was located in Kenosha, that city wanted it named the University of Wisconsin – Kenosha ; however, Racine wanted to name it the University of Wisconsin – Racine.

Burlington is a city in Racine and Walworth counties in the U. S. state of Wisconsin, with the majority of the city located in Racine County.

The original routing southeast of capital city was WV 61 to Marmet, where it took WV 94 southwest to Racine.

Normal Avenue ( or Normal Boulevard ) is also sometimes given as one of its bordering streets, although Normal Avenue ( 500W ) is about 7 blocks east of Racine ( 1200W ), at least under the current city grid configuration.

In April 2010 the station received FCC approval to change their city of license from Kenosha to the Racine County community of Union Grove.

This is to allow NextMedia to meet ownership caps with their Chicago cluster, as Kenosha is classified in that radio market by Arbitron ; moving the city of license to Racine County allows NextMedia to continue their ownership of the radio station by placing it in the Milwaukee Arbitron market instead.

The city-owned transit system, which is also a member of the Southeast Wisconsin Transit System, maintains a fleet of 42 buses operating on 9 bus routes in the city of Racine and outlying areas seven days a week.