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Author Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684.

Title The Cid : Cinna ; The theatrical illusion / Pierre Corneille ; translated and introduced by John Cairncross
Published Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1975

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Description 281 pages ; 18 cm
regular print
Series The Penguin classics
Penguin classics.
Contents Cid -- Cinna -- Theatrical illusion
Summary 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 (The Penguin classics)
Bibliography Bibliography: page 20
Subject Cid, approximately 1043-1099 -- Drama.
Cinna, Gnaeus Cornelius -- Drama.
Cid, approximately 1043-1099 -- Romances.
Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 -- Translations into English.
French drama (Tragedy) -- Translations into English.
Genre/Form Drama.
Author Cairncross, John.
LC no. 76453793
ISBN 0140443126
Other Titles Plays. English. 1975
Cid
Cinna
The theatrical illusion