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Pierre Corneille is one of the most renowned seventeenth century dramatists known for his French tragic plays
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Who is Pierre Corneille?
One among the greatest dramatists that France produced during the seventeenth century is Pierre Corneille.
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He was instrumental in paving a new path for French tragedy, defying the classical theories of drama. Though he was born into a family where most people were lawyers by profession, Corneille decided to travel on a different path altogether, unlike his relatives.
He had an innate interest in plays and wrote them even while he was engaged with a job at the ‘Rouen department of Forests and Rivers’. Pierre’s innovative style of writing was evident from his first play itself and when it was staged, it earned him many accolades and launched his career as a playwrigh