Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 01

This volume gathers the early masterpieces of one of France’s greatest dramatists, presenting them as they first appeared on the seventeenth‑century stage. The editor has painstakingly restored the original spelling and punctuation, while marking every typographic slip and offering clear explanations of period‑specific abbreviations for monetary units and numeric multipliers. Readers will hear the opening scenes where honor, duty, and family rivalry ignite the action, giving a vivid sense of the theatrical conventions that shaped the era’s drama.

Beyond the texts themselves, the edition includes a wealth of scholarly material: variant readings from the oldest prints, insightful marginal notes, and a concise lexicon of archaic words and expressions. A portrait of the author and facsimile excerpts add a tactile dimension, inviting listeners to appreciate the craft of early modern printing. Altogether, the collection offers an immersive experience that blends literary artistry with meticulous historical scholarship.