Corneille’s final play was the tragedy Suréna (1674). After this, he retired from the stage for the final time and died at his home in Paris in 1684. His grave in the Église Saint-Roch went without a monument until 1821.

Mélite, 1633 edition.

Le Cid, 1636 edition.

La Place royale, 1637 edition.

L'Illusion Comique, 1639 edition.

Cinna, 1639 edition.

Sophonisbe, 1663 edition.

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