The Cid by Pierre Corneille
"The Cid" by Pierre Corneille is a five-act tragicomedy written in 1636. When Rodrigue kills Chimène's father in a duel to defend his own father's honor, their passionate love faces an impossible test. Can Chimène marry the man who slew her father, even as duty demands she seek vengeance? This groundbreaking play sparked fierce controversy for defying classical dramatic rules, yet became one of seventeenth-century French theater's greatest triumphs, proving that tragic
characters need not follow conventional paths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Mongan, Roscoe |
| Title | The Cid |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cid |
| Credits |
Produced by David Garcia, Branko Collin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Cid, approximately 1043-1099 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14954 |
| Release Date | Feb 7, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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