Corneille

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

/ kɔrˈneɪ; French kɔrˈnɛ yə /

noun

Pierre

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

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Examples from the Web for corneille

Corneille, Racine, and their contemporaries provided the stage with a repertory that could never bring a blush to the cheek.
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger
The Melite of Corneille, his first production, was represented in 1629, when he was twenty-three years of age.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
Voltaire, mistaken in dates, believed Corneille had imitated Diamante.
Initiation into Literature|Emile Faguet
The failure of Pertharite, in 1652, led to the withdrawal of Corneille from the theatre during seven years.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden

Corneille and Racine, with their decorous emotion, are alien to him; the subtleties of Molire are barely comprehensible.
Romain Rolland|Stefan Zweig

British Dictionary definitions for corneille

Corneille

/ (French kɔrnɛj) /

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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