The Death of Pompey

Adrienne Lecouvreur, as Cornelia in "The Death of Pompey"

First publication of The Death of Pompey

The Death of Pompey (La Mort de Pompée) is a tragedy by the French playwright Pierre Corneille on the death of Pompey the Great. It was first performed in 1642, with Julius Caesar played by Molière. Like many of Corneille's plays, it is noted for the high tones of its heroine, Cornelia, who admits that her enemy is noble and generous but warns him when he releases her that she will continue to seek his death.^[1]

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Works by Pierre Corneille Mélite Clitandre La Place royale L'Illusion Comique Le Cid Cinna Horace Polyeucte The Death of Pompey The Liar Andromède Nicomède Sertorius Agésilas Attila Tite et Bérénice Psyché