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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Le Cid by Pierre Corneille, one of the most famous plays of this acclaimed French playwright of the 17th century. In this deeply moving tragicomedy based on a Spanish story, the heroes are torn between love and duty because of a destiny which has irremediably set them up against each other. Based on the legend of El Cid, Corneille's work was met with enormous popular success and even inspired an opera. He is now considered to be one of the three greatest French playwrights of the 17th century, along with Molière and Jean Racine.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Le Cid by Pierre Corneille, one of the most famous plays of this acclaimed French playwright of the 17th century. In this deeply moving tragicomedy based on a Spanish story, the heroes are torn between love and duty because of a destiny which has irremediably set them up against each other. Based on the legend of El Cid, Corneille's work was met with enormous popular success and even inspired an opera. He is now considered to be one of the three greatest French playwrights of the 17th century, along with Molière and Jean Racine.
Find out everything you need to know about Le Cid in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
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French playwright
Born in Rouen in 1606
Died in Paris in 1684
Notable works:
L’Illusion comique (1636), comedy
Le Cid (1637), tragicomedy
Cinna (1642), tragedy
Pierre Corneille, born in 1606 and died in 1684, is one of the three major playwrights of the 17th century in France, along with Molière and Racine. His works are numerous and varied, as Corneille successfully dabbled both in comedy and tragedy. A baroque author (L’Illusion Comique, 1636), Corneille also gave French classicism some of its masterpieces (Horace, 1640, Cinna, 1642; Polyeucte, 1643). His most famous work, however, remains Le Cid (1637), a work which in its time was very controversial (the famous ‘Querelle du Cid’), because of the liberties taken by the author concerning the strict rules of classical tragedy.
Le Cid, between success and controversy
Genre: tragicomedy
Reference edition: Corneille, P. (2007)
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