pierre corneille
Definition
Proper noun: - A French tragic dramatist: Pierre Corneille was a 17th-century French playwright, renowned as one of the three great masters of French classical tragedy. His works are characterized by their exploration of grand moral and psychological conflicts, often set within historical or classical contexts, and written in elegant, formal verse.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- Pierre Corneille is often studied alongside Jean Racine and Molière.
- The play "Le Cid" by Pierre Corneille sparked a major literary controversy.
- Students of French literature analyze the heroic dilemmas in Pierre Corneille's tragedies.
Advanced Usage
- "Cornelian": An adjective derived from his name, used to describe a style of tragedy involving a conflict between duty and passion, or a heroic moral dilemma.
- The play features a classic Cornelian conflict between love and honor.
Variants and Related Words
- Corneille, Pierre: The standard bibliographic form of his name.
- Cornelian hero: A term for the type of noble protagonist found in his plays, who faces an intense inner moral struggle.
Synonyms
- Dramatist: A writer of plays.
- Tragedian: A writer of tragedies.
Related Phrases
- French classical tragedy: The dramatic genre to which his major works belong.
- The Cornelian dilemma: A phrase sometimes used to describe a conflict between two equally compelling moral imperatives, such as love versus duty.
Noun
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French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684)
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