Le cid
By: by Pierre Corneille ; translated by Richard Wilbur
Contributors: Wilbur, Richard, 1921-
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780822225010
Work titles: Cid
Description: Published in 1636, Le Cid was held as an ideal work of drama for years by subsequent playwrights. In this tragic coming-of-age story, a young knight is asked to defend his father's honor by challenging his future father-in-law to a duel. Caught between filial devotion and romantic love, Le Cid is in an impossible situation, and he solves this dilemma through true heroic action.