Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 821 Corneille, Pierre 1606 1684 Mongan, Roscoe The Cid Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cid Produced by David Garcia, Branko Collin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Cid" by Pierre Corneille is a classic French tragic play written in the early 17th century. The narrative revolves around the legendary figure Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as the Cid, who is caught between the love for his fiancée Chimène and the honor of avenging his father’s death. This deep conflict sets the stage for themes of love, honor, and the complexities of duty. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Chimène and her friend Elvira as they discuss Chimène’s love for Rodrigo, who is favored by her father. However, tension arises when Rodrigue, in an act of vengeance, kills Chimène's father after a disagreement. Following the duel, Chimène is torn between her love for Rodrigue and her duty to avenge her father's death. The beginning establishes not only the characters’ motivations and relationships but also foreshadows the tragic consequences that will ensue as honor clashes with personal desire, setting a dramatic tone for the unfolding events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Cid, approximately 1043-1099 -- Drama PQ Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 151389 2025-08-06T11:59:14.199929 text/html 148816 2020-12-19T10:40:41 text/html 106835 2025-08-06T11:59:18.886911 application/epub+zip 106880 2025-08-06T11:59:15.710913 application/epub+zip 106880 2025-08-06T11:59:14.724943 application/epub+zip 197190 2025-08-06T11:59:21.210887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175826 2025-08-06T11:59:18.316920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156513 2022-09-07T19:10:00.299561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132199 2025-08-06T11:59:13.685928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131882 2020-12-19T10:40:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131873 2020-12-19T10:40:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20577 2025-08-06T11:59:21.344870 application/rdf+xml 7527 2025-08-06T11:59:15.224922 image/jpeg 2120 2025-08-06T11:59:14.977918 image/jpeg 49958 2020-12-19T10:40:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 52704 2020-12-19T10:40:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 49931 2020-12-19T10:40:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 102299 2025-08-06T11:59:14.212906 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia