Le Cid

Le Cid

Author

Pierre Corneille

Language

French

Year

1636

Country

France

Genre

Drama / Theatre / Plays

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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 turn is based on the legend of El Cid.