Victor Hugo, in his preface to Cromwell, cites a performance of this play in explaining the impossibility of truth in art.
Victor Hugo, in his preface to Cromwell, cites a performance of this play in explaining the impossibility of truth in art. This play's violation of the classical unities led to a famous "quarrel" in which Chapelain and de Scudery sharply criticized it. In the first act, Leonora scolds her mistress for her romantic interest in the title character, her social inferior, but the play's central dilemma arises when Diego is named as the protector of the heir to the throne, forcing the main character to challenge Gormas, the father of his intended bride, Chimene, to a duel. FTP, name this work about Don Rodrigue, a Spanish hero who fought the Moors, the most famous play of Pierre Corneille.
Victor Hugo, in his preface to Cromwell, cites a performance of this play in explaining the impossibility of truth in art.
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