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Title: Le Cid
Subject: Historical drama, French; Nobility; Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684. Plays. Selections.; Grief; Justice
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Spain
Description: Chimène (Jimena/Ximena) and Don Diègue (Diego) cast themselves at the feet of Don Fernand (Ferdinand), king of Castile, each pleading their case to him. Don Rodrigue (Rodrigo), son of Don Diègue, has just killed Chimène’s father Don Gomes in a duel, and Chimène is demanding justice for his death. Diègue tries to convince the king that the murder was just, as Rodrigue was avenging the harm that Gomes had previously done to Diègue.
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:11929
Language: fre
Source Name: Le Theatre de P. Corneille. Nouvelle Edition. Revuë, corrigée & augmentée. Enrichie de Figures en Taille-douce. II. Partie. A Amsterdam, Chez L’Honoré et Chatelain. Le Cid, tragedie.
Parent Collection: 1723 Amsterdam Cid Corneille; 1723 Amsterdam Cid Corneille
Image: mta_11929_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: Historical drama, French; Nobility; Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684. Plays. Selections.; Grief; Justice