Pierre Corneille

The Cid (eBook, ePUB)

'Where there is no peril in the fight, there is no glory in the triumph''
Übersetzer: Mongan, Roscoe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Pierre Corneille was born in Rouen, France on 6th June 1606.

As a young man, Corneille earned the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who, in turn, was set on promoting classical tragedy along formal lines. The two later fell out over Croneille's best-known work, The Cid, about a medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed Académie française.

Despite this Corneille continued to write and find success with his tragedies for nearly four decades.

Pierre Corneille died in Paris on 1st October 1684. He, alongside Molière and Racine, one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copyright Group
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839671463
• Artikelnr.: 58514170

Autorenporträt

Pierre Corneille was a prominent French tragedian born on June 6, 1606, in Rouen, France. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of the 17th century, alongside Moli re and Racine, and is often considered a founding figure in French classical tragedy. Corneille's works, which include plays like Le Cid, Horace, and Cinna, are known for their exploration of complex human emotions, moral dilemmas, and the struggles between personal desires and societal expectations. His mastery of dramatic structure and character development helped shape the evolution of French theater. Corneille's father, Pierre Corneille, was a prosperous merchant, and his mother, Marthe le Pesant de Boisguilbert, came from a notable family. He had a brother, Thomas Corneille, who also became a successful playwright. Corneille spent much of his life in Paris, where he died on October 1, 1684, at the age of 78. His legacy continues to influence theater, and his works remain central to the study of classical French drama.