Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 03

This volume gathers the third part of a landmark collection of the playwright’s works, presented in a meticulously restored transcription. Every effort has been made to keep the original orthography, while obvious typographic mistakes have been corrected, and the traditional line‑numbering scheme restored where it survives. The editor supplements the text with extensive notes, a lexicon of unusual words, and a facsimile portrait, inviting listeners to hear the words as they first appeared on the French stage.

Beyond the poems themselves, the edition includes a rich commentary on the tragic masterpiece that launched Corneille to fame. It traces the playwright’s early encounters with Spanish sources, the lively exchange of ideas that shaped the drama, and the scholarly debates that followed its debut. Listeners will discover the cultural and literary crossroads that gave rise to one of France’s most celebrated early modern works.