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... Corneille who had given up the practice of law out of love for poetry and the stage . His outward appearance was not ... Corneille's first play , Mélite , had been produced in 1629 , when he was twenty - three , by the Théâtre du Marais ...
... Corneille who had given up the practice of law out of love for poetry and the stage . His outward appearance was not ... Corneille's first play , Mélite , had been produced in 1629 , when he was twenty - three , by the Théâtre du Marais ...
Page 142
... Corneille ended his version , though there is considerably more elaboration to the Spanish story . Now the remarkable part of this , as Corneille presents it , is that it all takes place in twenty - four hours ! Someone called it " the ...
... Corneille ended his version , though there is considerably more elaboration to the Spanish story . Now the remarkable part of this , as Corneille presents it , is that it all takes place in twenty - four hours ! Someone called it " the ...
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... Corneille reflect the amount of in- trigue and maneuvering for position that characterized the court- dominated theatre of France in their day . Though Racine had been a jealous rival of Corneille he rose to a moment of high grace and ...
... Corneille reflect the amount of in- trigue and maneuvering for position that characterized the court- dominated theatre of France in their day . Though Racine had been a jealous rival of Corneille he rose to a moment of high grace and ...
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