Word: writing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Racine wrote the tragedy of Athalie for the demoiselles de St. Cyr. Under the direction of Madame de Maintenon, the girls of this school had already produced a play of Corneille. After this Madame de Maintenon requested Racine to write a play for the school. He complied, but his "Andromaque" was not quite suitable for her purposes, and soon afterwards he wrote "Esther," a tragedy drawn from Holy Writ. Inspired by his biblical material Racine wrote "Athalie" his masterpiece, but owing to the intervention of the spiritual advision of the school, the first performances of the play were stripped...
...real "course in journalism" is work on a paper. Students preparing for journalism can acquire interest in new daily with or without present services. Write D. N. Frank, 101 Ames Building, Boston...
...real "course in journalism" is work on a paper. Students preparing for journalism can acquire interest in new daily with or without present services. Write D. N. Frank, 101 Ames Building, Boston...
...needed to teach in a Chinese Sunday School, which meets Sunday afternoons at the corner of Beacon and Somerset streets. The object is to teach the Chinamen to read and write. Any one who is interested may obtain information at 2 Stoughton Hall...
...needed to teach in a Chinese Sunday School, which meets Sunday afternoons at the corner of Beacon and Somerset streets. The object is to teach the Chinamen to read and write. Any one who is interested may obtain information at 2 Stoughton Hall...