Biography of corneille

French tragedian (1606–1684)

"Corneille" redirects here. For other people with the name, see Corneille (name). For two schools in France, see Lycée Corneille.

Pierre Corneille (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁkɔʁnɛj]; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian.

Corneille and racine

He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.

As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage of Cardinal Richelieu, who was trying to promote classical tragedy along formal lines, but later quarrelled with him, especially over his best-known play, Le Cid, about a medieval Spanish warrior, which was denounced by the newly formed Académie française for breaching the unities.

He continued to write well-received tragedies for nearly forty years.

Biography

Early years

Corneille was born in Rouen, Normandy, France, to Marthe Le Pesant and Pierre Corneille, a distinguished lawyer.^[1] His yo