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Corneille, Pierre - pyĕr kôrnāˈyə, 1606–84, French dramatist, ranking with Racine as a master of French classical tragedy. Educated by Jesuits, he practiced law briefly in his native Rouen and moved to Paris after the favorable reception of his first play, Mélite (1629), a comedy. His first trágedy, Médée (1635), was followed by

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Corneille, His Heroes and Their Worlds » Read Now
by Robert J. Nelson. 322 pgs.

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Le Cid » Read Now
by Pierre Corneille, John C. Lapp. 80 pgs.

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The Tragedy of Origins: Pierre Corneille and Historical Perspective » Read Now
by John D. Lyons. 240 pgs.

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Studying the relationship between tragedy and history in early modern France, this book focuses on the work of Pierre Corneille.
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Freedom, Slavery, and Absolutism: Corneille, Pascal, Racine » Read Now
by Ziad Elmarsafy. 198 pgs.

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The Stage Controversy in France from Corneille to Rousseau » Read Now
by M. Barras. 358 pgs.

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Studies in French-Classical Tragedy (Chap. I "The Amazing Career of Pierre Corneille") » Read Now
by Lacy Lockert. 534 pgs.

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Recognitions: A Study in Poetics ("Corneille: The Hero versus Oedipus" begins on p. 296 and "Between Corneille and Racine: La Thebaide" begins on p. 327) » Read Now
by Terence Cave. 530 pgs.

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Anagnorisis--recognition--is one of the least familiar terms in Aristotelian poetics, yet it is used to describe one of the most familiar features of drama and narrative fiction. This invaluable study by leading Renaissance scholar Terence Cave is the first to trace the history of the term and to...
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Anagnorisis--recognition--is one of the least familiar terms in Aristotelian poetics, yet it is used to describe one of the most familiar features of drama and narrative fiction. This invaluable study by leading Renaissance scholar Terence Cave is the first to trace the history of the term and to explore its role in French, German, and English literature as a continuing focus for theoretical reflection.
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Dramatic Essays of the Neoclassic Age ("Pierre Corneille, 1606-1684" begins on p. 1) » Read Now
by Henry Hitch Adams, Baxter Hathaway. 414 pgs.

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The Performance of Nobility in Early Modern European Literature (Chap. 4 "Noble Romans: Corneille and the Theatre of Aristocratic Revolt") » Read Now
by David M. Posner. 272 pgs.

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This valuable study illuminates the idea of nobility as display, as public performance, in Renaissance and seventeenth-century literature and society. Through detailed readings of major authors, including Castiglione, Montaigne, Bacon and Corneille, David Posner examines the tensions between...
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This valuable study illuminates the idea of nobility as display, as public performance, in Renaissance and seventeenth-century literature and society. Through detailed readings of major authors, including Castiglione, Montaigne, Bacon and Corneille, David Posner examines the tensions between literary or imaginative representations of "nobility," and the increasingly problematic historical position of the nobility themselves. Situated at the intersection of rhetorical and historical theories of interpretation, this book contributes significantly to our understanding of how literature can both analyze and shape social identity.
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The Freedom of French Classicism ("The Liberalism of Pierre Corneille" begins on p. 46) » Read Now
by E. B. O. Borgerhoff. 266 pgs.

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The Myth of Medea and the Murder of Children (Chap. 4 "Corneille and the Importance of Gratitude") » Read Now
by Lillian Corti. 242 pgs.

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Corti focuses on the meaning and importance of the act of child murder in literary treatments of the ancient myth. She insists on the connection between the structure of tragedy and the psychology of abuse, arguing that the tragedy of Medea dramatizes the violent hostility toward children, which is...
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Corti focuses on the meaning and importance of the act of child murder in literary treatments of the ancient myth. She insists on the connection between the structure of tragedy and the psychology of abuse, arguing that the tragedy of Medea dramatizes the violent hostility toward children, which is always potentially present in patriarchal culture despite the conspicuous emphasis on positive descriptions of parental love in officially sanctioned discourse.
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Studies in Self-Interest: From Descartes to La Bruyere (Chap. 3 "Corneille") » Read Now
by A. J. Krailsheimer. 222 pgs.

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Structural Forms in the French Theater, 1500-1700 (Chap. 6 "Corneille, Le Cid (1637)") » Read Now
by Darnell Roaten. 180 pgs.

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Gender and Literary Voice ("Power or Sexuality: The Bind of Corneille's Pulcherie" begins on p. 236) » Read Now
by Janet Todd. 268 pgs.

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The Code of Reciprocation in Corneille's Heroic Drama, in The Romanic Review » Read Now
by Bradley Rubidge. 22 pgs.

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Pierre Corneille's Medea-Machine, in The Romanic Review » Read Now
by Amy Wygant. 15 pgs.

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