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.

uvres de P. Corneille: Album (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)

Arts & Photography

Painting

Forgotten Books

Le Cid: A Tragedy (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Nicomede (Textes Francais Classics Et Modern)

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

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.

Le Cid: A Tragedy (Classic Reprint)

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.

Edited and translated by John C. Lapp, this edition of Le Cid for performance and study includes an introduction, which interprets the contemporary political, social, and romantic themes that give this tragedy its complex, interwoven structure. Also included are a selected bibliography and a list of the principal dates in the life of Corneille.

Le Cid Corneille (Crofts Classics)

Wiley/Blackwell

New English translation of a key work of French classical tragedy brings this masterpiece alive to a modern audience. The introduction and other background material by David Clarke, a leading British Corneille expert, make this an up-to-date and appealing edition for both students (of drama/French/comparative literature), general readers, and the theater audience.

Horace (Angel Classics)

Humor & Entertainment

Angel Books

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