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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Label Occurrences
Bajazet canonical 1
Bajazet (Ottoman prince) 1
Bajazeth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French classical tragedy
theatrical play
tragedy
author Jean Racine
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
firstPublisher Claude Barbin
followsInAuthor’sOeuvre Britannicus
linked to: Britannicus (play)
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
Atalide
Bajazet (Ottoman prince)
linked to: Bajazet

Roxane
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
precedesInAuthor’sOeuvre Mithridate
setIn Ottoman Empire
Topkapi Palace
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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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean Racine notableWork Bajazet
Tamburlaine character Bajazeth
linked to: Bajazet
Bajazet mainCharacter Bajazet (Ottoman prince)
linked to: Bajazet