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Polyuecte by Pierre Corneille Translated by Thomas Constable INTRODUCTORY NOTE Pierre Corneille was born in Rouen in 1606, the son of an official; was educated by the Jesuits, and practised unsuccessfully as a lawyer. His dramatic career began with the comedy of "Melite," but it was by his "Medee" that he first proved his tragic genius. "The Cid" appeared in 1636, and a series of masterpieces followed--"Horace," "Cinna," "Polyeucte," "Le Menteur." After a failure in "Pert ...