Les Isolates dans les tragédies de Jean Racine. Le cas de Bérénice

Abstract

This article provides an analysis of Racine’s Bérénice, using data obtained by applying to the text a software developed by the Stanford Literary Lab and based on Network Theory. What seems to be a detail – the presence of mute characters on stage – proves to be a very effective tool for making sense of the whole tragedy.

Keywords

• 17th century
• tragedy
• Jean Racine
• characters
• network theory