按语
    皮埃尔高乃依出生在卢昂于1606年，一名官员的儿子，是由耶稣会的教育，作为一个律师执业失败。他的戏剧生涯始于喜剧“Melite”，但它是由他的“Medee”，他第一次证明了他的悲剧天才。 “刑事调查部”，出现在1636年，以及随后一系列的杰作 - “贺拉斯”，“秦纳”，“Polyeucte”，“乐Menteur。”在经历了失败“Pertharite”，他从舞台退休，深受观众反对他的伤害。 6年后，他继续玩文字与“俄狄浦斯”，并一直持续到1674年总共大约30次生产。虽然他赢得了巨大声誉，他收入微薄，和骄傲和敏感的开放奠定了他巨大的痛苦。他死于1684年。
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    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 "Pertharite" he retired from the stage, deeply hurt by the disapproval of his audience. Six years later he resumed play writing with "OEdipe" and continued till 1674, producing in all some thirty plays. Though he earned a great reputation, he was poorly paid; and a proud and sensitive nature laid him open to considerable suffering. He died in 1684.