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| Our life is ours to use, and we that debt must pay. |
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| Harvard Classics, Vol. 26, Part 2 |
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| Polyeucte |
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| Pierre Corneille |
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| Corneille’s last great tragedy, and considered by many his finest work, Polyeucte tells the story of a born-again Christian seeking a martyr’s death, and his wife who is in love with another man. |
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| CONTENTS |
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TRANSLATED BY THOMAS CONSTABLE
NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001 |
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- Introductory Note
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- Act I
- Act II
- Act III
- Act IV
- Act V
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