The Cid ; Cinna ; The theatrical illusion
By: [by] Pierre Corneille ; translated and introduced by John Cairncross.
Contributors: Cairncross, John.
Series: The Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1975
Place of publication: Harmondsworth
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 -- Translations into English; Cid, ca. 1043-1099 -- Drama; Cinna, Gnaeus Cornelius -- Drama
Other titles: Cid.
Description: The Cid, Corneille's masterpiece set in medieval Spain, was the first great work of French classical drama; Cinna, written three years later in 1641, is a tense political drama, while The Theatrical Illusion, an earlier work, is reminiscent of Shakespeare's exuberant comedies.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 20.