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Pierre Corneille was born in Rouen, France on 6th June 1606.
As a young man, Corneille earned the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who, in turn, was set on promoting classical tragedy along formal lines. The two later fell out over Croneille’s best-known work, The Cid, about a medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed Académie française.
Despite this Corneille continued to w...
Pierre Corneille was born in Rouen, France on 6th June 1606.
As a young man, Corneille earned the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who, in turn, was set on promoting classical tragedy along formal lines. The two later fell out over Croneille’s best-known work, The Cid, about a medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed Académie française.
Despite this Corneille continued to w...
