Corneille

[kawr-ney; French kawr-ne-yuh]

noun

Pierre [pee-air; French pyer] /piˈɛər; French pyɛr/, 1606–84, French dramatist and poet.

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Historical Examples of corneille

But oh, that a nation which has known a Corneille should ever spawn forth a ——-!
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
It should not surprise us that Corneille preferred Lucan to Virgil.
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden
Corneille gives his answer to such a challenge in the tragedy of Polyeucte .
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden
Corneille and his father were both officers of this jurisdiction later on.
The Story of Rouen
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Napoleon said of Corneille, "Were he living I would make him a king;" but he did not read him.
Pearls of Thought
Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for corneille

Corneille

noun

Pierre (pjɛr). 1606–84, French tragic dramatist often regarded as the founder of French classical drama. His plays include Médée (1635), Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), and Polyeucte (1642)

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