Racine, JeanRa‧cine, Jean /ræˈsiːn, ʒɒn $ ʒɑːn/ 
(1639–99) a French writer of plays, whose work was based mainly on ancient Greek tragedy and used many of the same subjects as Greek plays
(1639–99) a French writer of plays, whose work was based mainly on ancient Greek tragedy and used many of the same subjects as Greek plays