Bajazet

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Bajazet is a 1672 French tragic play by Jean Racine set in the Ottoman court, known for its intense psychological drama and classical verse.

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instanceOf French classical tragedy
theatrical play
tragedy
author Jean Racine NERFINISHED
basedOn historical events in the Ottoman court
countryOfOrigin France
dateOfFirstPerformance 1672
dramaticFocus court politics
psychological conflict
dramaticUnitiesObserved unity of action
unity of place
unity of time
firstPerformedAt Hôtel de Bourgogne NERFINISHED
firstPublisher Claude Barbin NERFINISHED
followsInAuthor’sOeuvre Britannicus NERFINISHED
form verse drama
genre French classical theatre
tragedy
hasAdaptation opera adaptations
stage revivals in Comédie-Française repertoire
historicalPeriodOfSetting 17th century
languageStyle classical French verse
literaryMovement French classicism
mainCharacter Acomat NERFINISHED
Atalide NERFINISHED
Bajazet (Ottoman prince) NERFINISHED
Roxane NERFINISHED
meter French alexandrine
notableFor depiction of Ottoman court politics
intense psychological drama
strict classical unities
originalLanguage French
partOf Jean Racine’s theatrical oeuvre
placeOfFirstPublication Paris NERFINISHED
precedesInAuthor’sOeuvre Mithridate NERFINISHED
setIn Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Topkapi Palace NERFINISHED
structure five-act play
theme betrayal
jealousy
love
political intrigue
power
tyranny
timeOfAction during the reign of Sultan Murad IV
verseForm alexandrine
yearOfWork 1672

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Tamburlaine character Bajazet
this entity surface form: Bajazeth
Jean Racine notableWork Bajazet