Corneille, Pierre 1606-1684 creator Marty-Laveaux, Charles Joseph 1823-1899 text utu 2016 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 07" by Pierre Corneille is a collection of plays written during the 17th century. This volume includes the tragedy "Agésilas," which explores themes of love, ambition, and political intrigue set against the backdrop of ancient Sparta. The audience follows the titular character, Agésilas, as he navigates complex relationships and power dynamics, particularly involving other prominent figures like Lysander and various royal suitors. The opening of the tragedy introduces the characters Elpinice and Aglatide, daughters of Lysander, as they discuss their impending marriages to kings. The dialogue highlights Aglatide's ambition for a royal match, contrasting with Elpinice’s more pragmatic views on love and duty. The characters express their feelings and expectations regarding their suitors, Cotys and Spitridate, revealing underlying tensions and desires as political motives intertwine with personal affections. This sets the stage for the unfolding drama, as both love and duty will play crucial roles in the decisions that the characters will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Agésilas, tragédie -- Attila, roi des Huns, tragédie -- Tite et Bérénice, comédie héroïque -- Psyché, tragédie-ballet -- Pulchérie, comédie héroïque -- Suréna, général des Parthes, tragédie. Release date is 2016-03-31 Produced by Hélène de Mink and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) Original publication data not identified French drama (Tragedy) -- 17th century PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51612 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51612 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134205.0 51612