In this book Professor Knight reviews all twenty of Corneille's heroic and tragic plays and in the process challenges some received interpretations. But he also distances himself from the new critical tendency which seeks to interpret Corneille's work by close reference to historical events and political ideas. The picture he creates here is of a highly intelligent dramatist who enjoyed playing with ideas, and was anxious to impress - even astonish - by novelty, rather than of a master of political thought or an exponent of social trends.
- ISBN13 9780708311004
- Publish Date 30 July 1991
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 3 March 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint University of Wales Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English