Polyeucte (1642)

by Pierre Corneille

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Drama. Fiction. HTML: This seventeenth-century drama in five acts was inspired by the tale of Saint Polyeuctus (rendered as 'Polyeucte' in French), a Roman convert to the faith who was martyred in 259 A.D. However, although an imaginatively retold version of the story of St. Polyeuctus comprises some of the plot of the play, Polyeucte also relates metaphorically to the religious debates of the seventeenth century. A must-read for fans of classic drama. .… (more)

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"Corneille's Polyeucte, which Peguy considered the most important work in French literature, describes in detail the encounter of Christianity and culture as envigased by him and also by me." (Balthasar, Test Everything, p12: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?work=1065667&book=5087595)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Pierre Corneille	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Chappon, Georges	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Delaisement, Gérard	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Michel, Pierre	Editor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tapié, Victor-L.	Preface	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Bordas, Univers des lettres (217)

Les Petits Classiques Bordas

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Continental Drama: Calderon; Corneille; Racine; Molière; Lessing; Schiller by Charles William Eliot

The Harvard Classics [50 Volume Set] by Charles William Eliot (indirect)

The Harvard Classics with Lectures [51 volumes] by Charles William Eliot (indirect)

The Harvard Classics with Lectures and Guide [52 volumes] by Charles William Eliot (indirect)

The Harvard Classics & Shelf of Fiction [71 volume set] by Charles William Eliot (indirect)

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Polyeucte

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Polyeucte

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1642

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Mélitène

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Et le désir s'accroît quand l'effet se recule

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This seventeenth-century drama in five acts was inspired by the tale of Saint Polyeuctus (rendered as 'Polyeucte' in French), a Roman convert to the faith who was martyred in 259 A.D. However, although an imaginatively retold version of the story of St. Polyeuctus comprises some of the plot of the play, Polyeucte also relates metaphorically to the religious debates of the seventeenth century. A must-read for fans of classic drama.

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