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1606: Birth of Pierre Croneille, in Rouen, June | |
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1622: Finishes studies at the Jesuit college of Rouen | |
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1624: Receives law degree | |
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1625-29: His first play, M�lite, a comedy, staged in Paris | |
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1632: Clitandre, tragicomedy | |
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1633-34: Three comedies, La Veuve, La Galerie du Palais, and La Suivante. M�d�e, a tradegy | |
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1636: L’Illusion comique, comedy, and Le Cid, tragicomedy, based on the play by Guillen de Castro, Las Mocedades del Cid. Richelieu grants him an annual pension of 1,500 livres | |
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1637-38: “Quarrel of the Cid,” various critics and the Academy itself publish criticisms, to which the author replies | |
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1640: Horace and Cinna, tragedies. Marriage to Marie de Lamp�ri�re | |
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1641-43: Polyeucte, tragedy | |
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1642-43: La Mort de Pomp�e, tragedy; le Menteur, comedy; la Suite du Menteur, comedy | |
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1644: Rodogune, tragedy | |
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1645: Th�odore, vierge et martyre, tragedy | |
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1647: H�raclius, tragedy | |
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1650: Androm�de, tragedy “with machines” (the use of stage machinery for spectacular effects, as in opera), Don Sanche d’Aragon, heroic comedy | |
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1651: Nocom�de, tragedy | |
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1652: Pertharite tragedy whichfails. Corneille gives up writing drama for seven years | |
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1659: Returns to the theatre with �dipe, tragedy | |
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1661: La Toison d’Or, tragedy with machines | |
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1662: Sertorius, tragedy | |
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1663: Sophonisbe, tragedy | |
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1664: Othon, tragedy | |
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1666: Ag�silas, tragedy | |
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1667: Attila, tragedy | |
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1670: Tite et B�r�nice, heroic comedy | |
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1671: Psych�, tragic ballet, in collaboration with Moli�re, Quinault, and Lully | |
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1672: Pulch�rie, heroic comedy | |
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1684: Death of Corneille on October 1<sup>st</sup> | |