Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille (; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been called “the founder of French tragedy” and produced plays for nearly forty years.
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Ranjit Bolt
... are "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov "The Bacchae" by Euripides The Liar (1989) from Le Menteur by Pierre Corneille The Illusion (1990) from L'Illusion Comique by ...
... are "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov "The Bacchae" by Euripides The Liar (1989) from Le Menteur by Pierre Corneille The Illusion (1990) from L'Illusion Comique by ...
Pierre Corneille - E-text
... Works by Pierre Corneille at Project Gutenberg Le Cid at Project Gutenberg Le Cid at Project Gutenberg (French) Cinna (French) Le Cid, at athena.unige.ch ...
... Works by Pierre Corneille at Project Gutenberg Le Cid at Project Gutenberg Le Cid at Project Gutenberg (French) Cinna (French) Le Cid, at athena.unige.ch ...
Rouen - Births
... Pierre Corneille (1606–1684), tragedian Guillaume Couture (1617-1701-04-04), Lay Missionary and diplomat who moved to Quebec around 1640 Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), astronomer Thomas ...
... Pierre Corneille (1606–1684), tragedian Guillaume Couture (1617-1701-04-04), Lay Missionary and diplomat who moved to Quebec around 1640 Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), astronomer Thomas ...
Molière's Company - Repertoire - Tragedy
... Alcionée, by Pierre Du Ryer Le Cid, by Pierre Corneille Cinna, by Pierre Corneille Héraclius, by Pierre Corneille Horace, by Pierre Corneille Marianne, by Tristan L'Hermite La Mort de Crispe, by François ...
... Alcionée, by Pierre Du Ryer Le Cid, by Pierre Corneille Cinna, by Pierre Corneille Héraclius, by Pierre Corneille Horace, by Pierre Corneille Marianne, by Tristan L'Hermite La Mort de Crispe, by François ...
Theatre Of France - Historic Overview - Theatre Under Louis XIV
... Although Pierre Corneille continued to produce tragedies to the end of his life, the works of Jean Racine from the late 1660s on totally eclipsed the late plays of the elder dramatist ... years of the eighteenth century was dominated by productions of classics from Pierre Corneille and Racine, but on the whole the public's enthusiasm for tragedy had greatly diminished ... The dramatists that worked with Lully included Pierre Corneille and Molière, but the most important of these librettists was Philippe Quinault, a writer of comedies, tragedies, and tragicomedies ...
... Although Pierre Corneille continued to produce tragedies to the end of his life, the works of Jean Racine from the late 1660s on totally eclipsed the late plays of the elder dramatist ... years of the eighteenth century was dominated by productions of classics from Pierre Corneille and Racine, but on the whole the public's enthusiasm for tragedy had greatly diminished ... The dramatists that worked with Lully included Pierre Corneille and Molière, but the most important of these librettists was Philippe Quinault, a writer of comedies, tragedies, and tragicomedies ...
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“Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“It is the gift of heaven and not of reason.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
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