PENGUIN CLASSICS : THE CID / CINNA THE THEATRICAL ILLUSION PB B – PIERRE CORNEILLE-JOHN CAIRNCROSS

The Cid, Corneille s masterpiece set in medieval Spain, was the first great work of French classical drama; Cinna, written three years later in 1641, is a tense political drama, while The Theatrical Illusion, an earlier work, is reminiscent of Shakespeare s exuberant comedies.