# Cid: 5-näytöksinen näytelmä

By Pierre Corneille.

"Cid: 5-näytöksinen näytelmä" by Pierre Corneille is a five-act French tragicomedy written in 1636. When young Rodrigue kills the father of his beloved Chimène in a duel to defend his own father's honor, he faces an impossible choice between love and duty. Though Rodrigue becomes a celebrated warrior after defeating the Moors, Chimène must decide whether she can marry the man who slayed her father. This groundbreaking play sparked fierce debate and remains one of seventeenth-century theater's greatest works. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Finnish
- Translator: Eino Leino
- Subjects: Cid, approximately 1043-1099 -- Drama

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