Tragicomedy

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To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

Pierre Corneille

Le Cid

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More information about this quote

Topic

Winning Taking risks

Speaker

Don Gomes, Le Comte

Author

Pierre Corneille

Source

Le Cid

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragicomedy

Language

French

Time

1636 1630s 17th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Corneille, Pierre. Le Cid. Dec. 1636, Theatre du Marais, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Corneille, Pierre. "The Cid." The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion, translated by John Cairncross. Penguin Classics, 1976.