Britannicus

tragic play by Jean Racine
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1196012
Britannicus
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Britannicus

Summary

Britannicus is a literary work[1]. Britannicus ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Britannicus authored Jean Racine[3].
  • Britannicus's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Britannicus is associated with the Classicism movement[5].
  • Britannicus's genre is tragedy[6].
  • Britannicus is named after Britannicus[7].
  • Britannicus's place of publication is recorded as Paris[8].
  • Britannicus's Commons category is recorded as Britannicus (play)[9].
  • Britannicus's language of work or name is recorded as French[10].
  • Britannicus's country of origin is recorded as France[11].
  • Britannicus was published on 1670[12].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Q24731887[13].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Narcisse[14].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Burrhus[15].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Q24731882[16].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Agrippine[17].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Q24731878[18].
  • Britannicus's characters is recorded as Q24731877[19].
  • Britannicus's has edition or translation is recorded as Britannicus now[20].
  • Britannicus's has edition or translation is recorded as Britannicus now[21].
  • Britannicus's has edition or translation is recorded as Britannicus[22].
  • Britannicus's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19135821[23].
  • Britannicus's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19135809[24].
  • Britannicus's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110218793[25].
  • Britannicus's date of first performance is recorded as December 13, 1669[26].
  • Britannicus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Britannicus'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Britannicus authored Jean Racine[3].

Publication

Britannicus was published on 1670[12]. Britannicus's place of publication is recorded as Paris[8]. Britannicus's language of work or name is recorded as French[10]. Britannicus's genre is tragedy[6].

Subject and Themes

Britannicus is associated with the Classicism movement[5].

Why It Matters

Britannicus ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] Britannicus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Britannicus is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . data.bnf.fr. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . catalog for the project of the Conseil québécois du théâtre. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . catalog for the project of the Conseil québécois du théâtre. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . catalog for the project of the Conseil québécois du théâtre. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ~2026-29733-23 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of first performance Hôtel de Bourgogne
    Instance of literary work
    Named after
    Author Jean Racine
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