A seventeenth-century playwright, Corneille staged heroes torn between passion and duty. The triumph of Le Cid in 1637 sparked a famous quarrel over the rules of drama.
Works
Le Cid
1637
CORNEILLE
Horace
1640
Horace
1640
CORNEILLE
Cinna ou la Clémence d'Auguste
1641
Cinna ou la Clémence d'Auguste
1641
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