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... Corneille . Thereby hangs a tale , for this man was the first great dramatist of the French theatre . Pierre Corneille was a playwright of the grand manner . He was a lawyer who had practiced for several years before his love of the ...
... Corneille . Thereby hangs a tale , for this man was the first great dramatist of the French theatre . Pierre Corneille was a playwright of the grand manner . He was a lawyer who had practiced for several years before his love of the ...
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... Corneille is not easy to read . Three of his other well - known plays are Horace and Cinna , tragedies based upon Roman historical themes , and Polyeucte , a story of the conflict between Christianity and Rome . THE MAN WHO OBEYED THE ...
... Corneille is not easy to read . Three of his other well - known plays are Horace and Cinna , tragedies based upon Roman historical themes , and Polyeucte , a story of the conflict between Christianity and Rome . THE MAN WHO OBEYED THE ...
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... ( Corneille ) , 134-135 , 149 Cinna ( Corneille ) , 136 circus , 27 Circus Flaminius , 28 Circus Maximus , 27-28 , 34 Circus Neronis , 28 Circus of Maxentius , 28 Civil War , 246 , 247 Clandestine Marriage , The ( Garrick & Colman ) , 203 ...
... ( Corneille ) , 134-135 , 149 Cinna ( Corneille ) , 136 circus , 27 Circus Flaminius , 28 Circus Maximus , 27-28 , 34 Circus Neronis , 28 Circus of Maxentius , 28 Civil War , 246 , 247 Clandestine Marriage , The ( Garrick & Colman ) , 203 ...
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