Author: CORNEILLE, PIERRE (EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY N. SCARYN WILSON)
Title: Polyeucte
Description: London, George G. Harrap. 1951, First Thus. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black titles on red boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked with a little light foxing to top edge. A VG+ copy. xciv + 111 pages. 6 illustrations. With a note on French versification by R.P.L. Ledésert. Polyeucte - Martyr is one of the last 17th-century French dramas with a religious subject and is a tragedy in five acts. It was first performed in 1643. Polyeucte is an Armenian nobleman who converts to Christianity and is martyred by the Romans. Text in English except for the play which is in French. Drame en Français. B2D. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: 17th Century French Theatre, Armenia


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