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Le Cid
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Le Cid is a five-act French tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille, first performed in December 1636 at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris and published the same year. It is based on Guillén de Castro's play Las Mocedades del Cid. Castro's play in turn is based on the legend of El Cid.
Title page of 1637 printing of Le Cid
Title page of 1637 printing of Le Cid
Portrait of Pierre Corneille, the playwright
Portrait of Pierre Corneille, the playwright
Chimène - Costume for Massenet's Opera based on Le Cid by Ludovic Napoléon Lepic in 1885
Chimène - Costume for Massenet's Opera based on Le Cid by Ludovic Napoléon Lepic in 1885
The Duel - Drawn for Massenet's Opera based on Le Cid
The Duel - Drawn for Massenet's Opera based on Le Cid
Pierre Corneille
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Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.
Detail from a portrait by Charles Le Brun
Detail from a portrait by Charles Le Brun
Coat of arms of the Corneille family, which dates back to 1637
Coat of arms of the Corneille family, which dates back to 1637
Home of the Corneille family in Rouen, where Corneille was born. It was turned into a museum dedicated to his work in 1920.
Home of the Corneille family in Rouen, where Corneille was born. It was turned into a museum dedicated to his work in 1920.
Corneille at the Louvre
Corneille at the Louvre