Pierre Corneille, in his original dedication for The Theatre of Illusion, described the play as a "strange monster." He first called these five acts a comedy; later, a "caprice" and an "extravagant trifle." Written in 1635 and staged in 1636, the play vanished from the stage for the next three hundred years—to be revived in 1937 by Louis Jouvet and the Comédie Française. Since then it has been widely considered, in Virginia Scott’s words, "Corneille’s baroque masterpiece."
Today this brilliant piece of wit and drama is available in a new translation from one of America’s finest poets and translators of French, Richard Wilbur. Widely praised for his translations of plays by Molière and Racine, Wilbur now turns his poetic grace to this work, which remains as much a celebration of the comedy of humanity and the magic of life as it was when Corneille wrote it.

The Theatre Of Illusion

Literature & Fiction

Pierre Corneille

Dramas & Plays

Ecco

Collection : Classiques Petits Sujet : Roman, essai, document This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Cid, Le (Harrap's French Classics)

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.

Excerpt from PolyeucteScudery, Mairet, Claveret ces mêmes auteurs, qui avaient porté la Veuve aux nues, parce qu'ils croyaient pouvoir faire mieux, attaquèrent violemment le Cid, parce qu'ils se rendaient compte qu'ils ne feraient jamais aussi bien. Corneille se défendait. Sûr de l'académie, qu'il venait de fonder, le cardinal voulut faire condamner par elle la tragédie de Corneille mais il fallait le consentement du poète pour que sa piece fut soumise au jugement de la do cte compagnie on le lui arracha, et l'académie, par la plume de Chapelain, rédigea une critique du Cid, modérée dans la forme, mais au fond très sévère et très injuste. Il y avait six mois que durait cette fameuse querelle du La critique de l'académie y,mit fin, mais elle découragea beaucoup Corneille.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Polyeucte (Classic Reprint)

Forgotten Books

Œuvres de P. Corneille: Album (Classic Reprint)

Arts & Photography

Painting

Le Cid: A Tragedy (Classic Reprint)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Nicomede (Textes Francais Classics Et Modern)

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

Continental Drama, Vol. 26: Calderon, Corneille, Racine, Molière, Lessing, Schiller; With Introductions and Notes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Le Cid: A Tragedy The object of this edition is, therefore, entirely practical and educational. To bring the language of Corneille within the reach Of his own students, and of others like them, has been the Editor's immediate motive. The actual wants Of such students, such as his own experience has shown those wants to be, he has endeavored to bear in mind in every part of his work. Beyond these wants, except for the interest and incitement of the student him self, he has not thought it necessary to go. This does not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

L' Illusion Comique

St.Martin's Press

A lawyer, facing mortality, desperate to find the son he drove away years before, travels in the dead of night to a mysterious cave. There he engages the services of a wizard, who conjures up visions of the romantic, adventurous, perilous life the lawyer's son has been living since his father expelled him from home. THE ILLUSION, freely adapted from Pierre Corneille's L'ILLUSION COMIQUE, is Kushner's most joyfully theatrical play, a wildly entertaining tale of passion and regret, of love, disillusionment and magic.

The Illusion

Tony Kushner

Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.

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