Le Cid

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Play by Pierre Corneille

Le Cid is a five-act French tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille, first performed in December 1636 at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris and published the same year. It is based on Guillén de Castro's play Las Mocedades del Cid. Castro's play in... Wikipedia

Playwright: Pierre Corneille

Characters: Don Diegue, Don Rodrigue, Don Diego, and more

First performance: January 1637

Adapted from: Las mocedades del Cid

Genre: Tragicomedy

Original language: French

Setting: Kingdom of Castile

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