Project Gutenberg 2014-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 77 Corneille, Pierre 1606 1684 Marty-Laveaux, Charles Joseph 1823 1899 Marty-Laveaux, Ch. (Charles) Marty-Laveaux, Ch. (Charles Joseph) Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 05 Oeuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 05 Théodore, vierge et martyre -- Héraclius, empereur d'Orient -- Andromède -- Don Sancha d'Aragon -- Nicomède. Produced by Hélène de Mink 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 05" by Pierre Corneille is a collection of dramatic works written in the mid-17th century. This volume particularly features the tragedy "Théodore, vierge et martyre," which explores themes of faith, sacrifice, and the struggle against societal norms. The central character, Théodore, is a Christian virgin facing the perils of persecution and moral dilemmas in a tumultuous political and social environment. The opening of this tragedy sets the stage for intense character interactions and dramatic conflicts. We are introduced to Placide, the son of the governor Valens, who struggles with his affections for Théodore, despite his commitments and the pressure from his family to marry another. Marcelle, Placide's mother, exhibits a fierce determination to eliminate Théodore, viewing her as an obstacle to her ambitions for her daughter Flavie. The narrative explores the tension between personal desires and societal expectations, with Théodore's unwavering faith and purity clashing against the corrupt and politically motivated actions of those around her. As the characters navigate their complex relationships, the audience is drawn into a tale of love, jealousy, and the quest for redemption amidst impending doom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46527/46527-h/images/cover.jpg fr French drama (Tragedy) -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1487504 1487513 2024-09-19T12:09:17.036092 2023-09-20T08:15:43.843102 text/html text/html 1490219 2014-08-07T14:59:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 512944 2014-08-07T15:00:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 634729 2024-09-19T12:09:54.354437 application/epub+zip 640865 2024-09-19T12:09:23.216095 application/epub+zip 568840 2024-09-19T12:09:19.944076 application/epub+zip 1182050 2024-09-19T12:10:12.461373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1052154 2024-09-19T12:09:50.090478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980476 2022-09-21T07:17:33.828213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036409 2024-09-19T12:09:09.736145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1036238 2014-08-07T14:59:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 362512 2014-08-07T15:00:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1014389 2014-08-07T15:00:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 359314 2014-08-07T15:00:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20897 2024-09-19T12:10:12.678325 application/rdf+xml 8829 2024-09-19T12:09:20.354074 image/jpeg 1830 2024-09-19T12:09:20.172075 image/jpeg 519710 2024-09-19T12:09:17.141167 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