Esther : an oratorio
(2013)
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[United States]: Neeland Media LLC 2013
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ISBN/ISSN
9781420948998 (electronic bk.) MWT11940941, 1420948997 (electronic bk.) 11940941
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English
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In this volume of Racine's plays we find "Esther," the penultimate of twelve plays by the author. "Esther" was written at the request of Madame de Maintenon, second wife of King Louis XIV of France, who wished Racine write some more liturgical works to be performed by the pupils of the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, a famous academy for girls. Racine's drama concerns the Biblical character of Esther, Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus, who is commonly thought to be Xerxes I
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