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—Act. IV.
Pierre
Corneille
Harvard Classics, Vol. 26, Part 2
 
Polyeucte
 
Pierre Corneille
 
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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NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001
 
 
Introductory Note
 
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V
 
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