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Pierre Corneille

French tragedian (1606–1684)

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Pierre Corneille was a French playwright (1606–1684) who became one of the most important writers of tragic drama during his era. His works helped establish the foundations of French classical theater and remain influential in the study of dramatic literature.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Pierre
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of France
Place of birth: Rouen
Place of death: Paris
Educated at: Lycée Pierre-Corneille
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: Catholicism
Notable work: Le Cid
Field of work: literature
Genre: comedy
Movement: Neoclassicism
Image: Pierre Corneille 2.jpg

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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
end of work period: 1684-00-00
P12674: Peter L. Berger
P12749: Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Commons category: Pierre Corneille
date of birth: 1606-06-06
date of death: 1684-10-01
Commons gallery: Pierre Corneille
topic's main category: Category:Pierre Corneille
member of: Académie Française
Commons Creator page: Pierre Corneille
start of work period: 1625-00-00
name in native language: Pierre Corneille
writing language: French
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
nickname: Corneille l'aîné

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Pierre Corneille, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Oeuvres complètes de P. Corneille

Le theatre de P. Corneille IV partie

Oeuvres des deux Corneille (Pierre et Thomas)

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome troisiéme

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome quatriéme

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome cinquiéme

Oeuvres diverses de Pierre Corneille tome septiéme

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome troisiéme

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome quatriéme

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome IV

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome V

Théatre

Oeuvres complètes de P. Corneille

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome premier

Le theatre de P. Corneille quatriéme partie

Le theatre de P. Corneille .. troisieme partie

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome second

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome sixiéme

Chefs-d'oeuvre de P. Corneille

Le theatre de P. Corneille tome second

Le theatre de P. Corneille .. seconde partie

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Encyclopedic overview

Pierre Corneille (/kɔːrˈneɪ/ kor-NAY, French: [pjɛʁ kɔʁnɛj]; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.

As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who was trying to promote classical tragedy along formal lines, but later quarrelled with him, especially over his best-known play, Le Cid, about the medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed Académie française for breaching the unities. He continued to write well-received tragedies for nearly forty years.

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Pierre Corneille

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