Project Gutenberg 2012-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 79 Corneille, Pierre 1606 1684 Marty-Laveaux, Charles Joseph 1823 1899 Marty-Laveaux, Ch. (Charles) Marty-Laveaux, Ch. (Charles Joseph) Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 04 Oeuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 04 Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. -- Pompée, tragédie -- le Menteur, comédie -- la Suite du Menteur, comédie -- Rodogune, princesse des Parthes, tragédie Produced by Hèléne de Mink, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 04" by Pierre Corneille is a collection of dramatic works written in the 17th century. This volume primarily includes the tragedy "Pompée," which explores themes of power, loyalty, and ambition against the backdrop of ancient Rome. The central figures involve the conflicted characters of Pompée, Cléopâtre, and various agents of political intrigue, demonstrating the complexity of human emotions intertwined with grand historical narratives. The opening of "Pompée" sets the stage with a tense political discussion among the characters Ptolomée, Photin, and Achillas regarding the fate of the defeated general Pompée, who seeks refuge in Egypt after being overthrown. The dialogue reveals Ptolomée's inner turmoil as he weighs the decision to either protect Pompée or betray him to the rising power of Julius Caesar. As the arguments unfold, the themes of moral obligation versus self-preservation emerge, foreshadowing the intertwined destinies of Rome and Egypt as well as the tragic consequences of political decisions. The characters' motivations and the socio-political climate create a gripping introduction that draws readers into the complexities of loyalty and power dynamics in Corneille's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39739/39739-h/images/cover.jpg fr French drama (Tragedy) -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1552633 1552637 2024-10-16T16:47:09.258398 2023-09-17T10:16:26.781739 text/html text/html 1547162 2012-05-19T15:57:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 465231 2012-05-19T16:00:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 526910 2024-10-16T16:47:46.420185 application/epub+zip 552046 2024-10-16T16:47:15.574327 application/epub+zip 480025 2024-10-16T16:47:12.249346 application/epub+zip 1057172 2024-10-16T16:48:02.808127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 976474 2024-10-16T16:47:41.787227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 904965 2022-09-18T08:13:55.752723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903796 2024-10-16T16:47:00.648386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 903722 2012-05-19T15:57:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 315415 2012-05-19T16:00:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20394 2024-10-16T16:48:03.031108 application/rdf+xml 9760 2024-10-16T16:47:12.682362 image/jpeg 2027 2024-10-16T16:47:12.479336 image/jpeg 463725 2024-10-16T16:47:09.352376 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia