Pierre Corneille
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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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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1606
- Died
- 1684
- Works
- 565
Top works
- Die Horazier
- Polyeucte martyr
- Pertharite roy des Lombards
- Pompejus, treurspel
- Théâtre de Pierre et de Thomas Corneille
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 56
- Total plays
- 260
Tags
audio theater
Pierre Corneille (1606 – 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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pierre+Corneille">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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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.