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This category is for the theatrical works of Pierre Corneille, a 17th-century French dramatist. Pages in category "Plays by Pierre Corneille" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy (generally shortened to Richelieu) is an 1839 historical play by the British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton. [1] It portrays the life of the Seventeenth Century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden on 7 March 1839. [2]
Egerton MS 1994 is a manuscript collection of English Renaissance plays, now in the Egerton Collection of the British Library.Probably prepared by the actor William Cartwright around 1642, and later presented by him to Dulwich College, the collection contains unique copies of several Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline dramas, including significant works like Edmund Ironside and Thomas of ...
The Luckey Chance, or an Alderman's Bargain by Aphra Behn is a 17th-century comedy in five acts. The play was first staged in the Spring of 1686. [1] Its main theme is romance and it includes devices such as impersonation and disguise, [2] and a masque including music and dancing. [3] Some songs were composed by John Blow. [4]
Kingdom of France, 17th century The Affair of the Poisons (French: L'affaire des poisons ) is a 1907 historical play by the dramatist Victorien Sardou . [ 1 ] It portrays the events of the real-life Affair of the Poisons during the reign of Louis XIV and the downfall of his mistress Madame de Montespan .
A Very Woman was printed in a volume of Massinger's plays in 1655, while John van Olden Barnavelt remained in manuscript until the 19th century. Henry VIII was first published in the Shakespeare First Folio of 1623. At least five plays, no longer extant, may also belong in the canon.