Corneille, Pierre 1606-1684

Le Cid : a translation in rhymed couplets by Pierre Corneille ( Book )
849 editions published between 1636 and 2012 in 12 languages and held by 3,523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drame du conflit entre les sentiments passionnés et les dures contraintes du devoir moral et politique, la pièce offre une liberté de ton et une audace formelle que Corneille, pour se conformer aux codes d'une dramaturgie classique en train de se mettre en place, s'attachera par la suite à atténuer conserve l'éclat

Six plays by Corneille and Racine by Pierre Corneille ( Book )
13 editions published between 1931 and 1959 in English and held by 1,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cinna by Pierre Corneille ( Book )
280 editions published between 1643 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille ( )
8 editions published between 1753 and 2010 in English and held by 1,187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This seventeenth-century drama in five acts was inspired by the tale of Saint Polyeuctus (rendered as 'Polyeucte' in French), a Roman convert to the faith who was martyred in 259 A.D. However, although an imaginatively retold version of the story of St. Polyeuctus comprises some of the plot of the play, Polyeucte also relates metaphorically to the religious debates of the seventeenth century. A must-read for fans of classic drama

Horace by Pierre Corneille ( Book )
289 editions published between 1641 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Petite collection scolaire dont l'appareil critique assez copieux - "avant d'aborder le texte", "comment lire l'oeuvre" - encadre le texte, ou s'insère à l'intérieur de ce dernier: examen méthodique, synthèse

Le Cid tragi-comédie by Pierre Corneille ( )
8 editions published in 1989 in French and English and held by 891 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Margitic's critical edition of Pierre Corneille's Le Cid (1637) provides scholar and student with a complete, accurate resource for the study of this famous play. The original text is reproduced, with subsequent variants indicated in footnotes. The book begins with an introduction which examines the play's genesis, sources, successive modifications, critical reception, and stage fortune as well as thematic and dramatic structure, and concludes with a bibliography. Three appendices contain texts contemporary with Le Cid which comment on the work. The first two include Corneille's comments on hi

Polyeucte : tragédie by Pierre Corneille ( Book )
183 editions published between 1663 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 876 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Analyse: Personnages: 7 hommes, 2 femmes, 3 figurants

L'Illusion comique by Pierre Corneille ( Book )
158 editions published between 1636 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le texte intégral est annoté pour une approche pédagogique adaptée au niveau de l'élève. Cette étude contient la biographie de l'auteur, une approche des contextes et des thèmes, des questionnaires de lecture analytique et des groupements de textes

Le Cid by Pierre Corneille ( )
2 editions published between 1896 and 2009 in English and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le Cid is a tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille and published in 1636. It is based on the legend of El Cid. An enormous popular success, Corneille's Le Cid was the subject of a heated polemic over the norms of dramatic practice known as the Querelle du Cid. The play focuses on Don Rodrigue and Chimène. Rodrigue's father, Don Diègue, is the old upstart general of medieval Spain and past his prime, whereas Chimène's father is the successful current general, Comte de Gormas

Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille ( )
5 editions published between 1909 and 2010 in French and English and held by 699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide