Pierre Corneille





Pierre Corneille

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born
June 06, 1606 in Rouen, France

died
October 01, 1684

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Pierre Corneille était l'un des trois grands dramaturges français du XVIIe siècle , avec Molière et Racine. Il a été appelé «le fondateur de la tragédie française» et était productive pendant près de quarante ans.

Vous pouvez lire son oeuvre sur:
- http://www.poesies.net/corneille.html
- http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?ArianeWi...

Pierre Corneille 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.

You can read his works (in French) on:
- http://www.poesies.net/corneille.html
- http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?ArianeWi...


Average rating: 3.47 · 1,810 ratings · 69 reviews · 103 distinct works
Le Cid
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 1,287 ratings — published 1637 — 71 editions
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L'Illusion Comique
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1636 — 22 editions
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Horace
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1640 — 18 editions
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3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1975
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Cinna
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1639 — 20 editions
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Polyeucte
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1642 — 14 editions
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3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1644 — 9 editions
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Théâtre II, Clitandre / Méd...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1980
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Nicomède
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1651
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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "A"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests.

The Killer AngelsMichael Shaara

KILLER ANGELS BY MICHAEL SHAARA
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

A Tale of Two Cities (Silver Classics) Charles Dickens

THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS
 
  5 votes, 16.1%

Les Misérables Victor Hugo

LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

War and Peace Leo Tolstoy

WAR AND PEACE BY TOLSTOY
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

Rob Roy (Penguin Classics) Walter Scott


ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

The Man Who Made Vermeers  Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren Jonathan Lopez

THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS - UNVARNISHING THE LEGEND OF MASTER FORGER HAN VAN MEEGEREN
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) Walter Scott

IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) Pearl S. Buck

THE GOOD EARTH BY PEARL S. BUCK
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Johnny TremainEsther Forbes

JOHNNY TREMAIN BY ESTHER FORBES
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ben Hur   A Tale of the Christ Lew Wallace

BEN HUR BY LEW WALLACE
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion (Penguin Classics)Pierre Corneille

THE CID BY PIERRE CORNEILLE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Richard II (Oxford School Shakespeare Series) William Shakespeare


RICHARD II BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Girl with a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY TRACY CHEVALIER
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Name of the Rose  Including Postscript Umberto Eco

THE NAME OF THE ROSE BY UMBERTO ECO
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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