In this classic work, Guizot provides a detailed biography of one of France's greatest playwrights, Pierre Corneille. He also details the political, social, and cultural milieu in which Corneille created his masterpieces. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly...