Books by Pierre Corneille

Theatre complet: oeuvres de P. Corneille (Nouvelle edition, imprimee d'apres celle de 1682, ornee du portrait en pied colorie du principal personnage des pieces les plus remarquables) / precedees de la vie de l'auteur par Fontenelle et suivi d'un dictionnaire donnant l'explication des mots qui ont vieilli; dessins de M. Geoffroy, ...; gravures de MM. Colin et WolffDate de l'edition originale: 1869Comprend: Vie de CorneilleCe livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.frhttp: //gallica.bnf.fr/ark: /12148/bpt6k5516574c

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to access old and often rare books from the BnF's heritage funds.

Originally published in 1906, this book provides a full text, in the original French, of the seventeenth-century drama Le Cid by Pierre Corneille. The book begins with a biography of the playwright and of the original Le Cid, as well as notes on the linguistic, literary and historical content of the play.

Edited and translated by John C. Lapp, this edition of Le Cid for performance and study includes an introduction, which interprets the contemporary political, social, and romantic themes that give this tragedy its complex, interwoven structure. Also included are a selected bibliography and a list of the principal dates in the life of Corneille.

"The Liar" is a hilarious comedy of the impossible situations which arise when a compulsive and incorrigible liar falls in love. "The Illusion" is a fascinating play within a play within a play with a strong mystical element. "Le Cid, " his most famous play, is a tragicomedy that caused a furious controversy between Corneille and his fellow-writers