14 must-read plays books like Le Cid by Pierre Corneille

Cover of Le Cid by Pierre Corneille

Le Cid

By: Pierre Corneille

3.59

Format: 188 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Dans une Espagne médiévale, héroïque, éclatante, deux jeunes gens se déchirent et s'adorent. Pour l…

"Va, je ne te hais point."

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

"Va, je ne te hais point."

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

"Dans le bonheur d'autrui je cherche mon bonheur"

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

"Dans le bonheur d'autrui je cherche mon bonheur"

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

If you liked the plays plot in Le Cid by Pierre Corneille , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Vagabond by Colette Gauthier-Villars, Judith Thurman, Enid McLeod

1. The Vagabond

By: Colette Gauthier-Villars , Judith Thurman , Enid McLeod

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Thirty-three years-old and recently divorced, Renée Néré has begun a new life on her own, supportin… read more

Similar categories in Colette Gauthier-Villars's The Vagabond book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
"So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days."

-Colette Gauthier-Villars, The Vagabond

"When are a 'lady on your own,' in other words the landlords' abomination, outcast and terror all rolled into one, you take what you find, lodge where you may, and put up with newly plastered walls."

-Colette Gauthier-Villars, The Vagabond

"Rest assured that long patience and jealously concealed sorrows have shaped, refined, and hardened that woman who makes people exclaim: "She's made of steel!" She's simply "made of woman," and that's…"

-Colette Gauthier-Villars, The Vagabond

"All this is still my kingdom, a small portion of the splendid riches which God distributes to passers-by, to wanderers and to solitaries. The earth belongs to anyone who stops for a moment, gazes and…"

-Colette Gauthier-Villars, The Vagabond

Cover of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Molière, Dietmar Fricke

2. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

By: Molière , Dietmar Fricke

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme est une comédie-ballet, en cinq actes en prose. Le Bourgeois gentilhomm… read more

Similar categories in Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of Tartuffe by Martin Sorrell, Molière, Curtis Hidden Page

3. Tartuffe

By: Martin Sorrell , Molière , Curtis Hidden Page

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Condemned and banned for five years in Moliere's day, Tartuffe is a satire on religious hypocrisy. … read more

Similar categories in Martin Sorrell's Tartuffe book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
Cover of Hernani by Victor Hugo, John J. Janc

4. Hernani

By: Victor Hugo , John J. Janc

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

read more

Similar categories in Victor Hugo's Hernani book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of The Princesse de Clèves by Madame de La Fayette

5. The Princesse de Clèves

By: Madame de La Fayette

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

This new translation of The Princesse de Clevesalso includes two shorter works also attributed to M… read more

Similar categories in Madame de La Fayette's The Princesse de Clèves book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
Cover of Bérénice by Jean Racine

6. Bérénice

By: Jean Racine

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Berenice, au centre de l'oeuvre de son auteur, en 1670, est une piece singuliere dans la production… read more

Similar categories in Jean Racine's Bérénice book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
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7. Britannicus

By: Jean Racine

3.61

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Une mere autoritaire et possessive, un fils sournois et pervers, un vertueux demi-frere par allianc… read more

Similar categories in Jean Racine's Britannicus book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of La double inconstance by Pierre de Marivaux, Roland Sauvignet

8. La double inconstance

By: Pierre de Marivaux , Roland Sauvignet

3.09

Format: None pages,

Dans un royaume imaginaire, deux villageois, Arlequin et Silvia, s'aiment d'un amour si profond que… read more

Similar categories in Pierre de Marivaux's La double inconstance book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • theatre
  • france
  • fiction
  • plays
Cover of Don Juan by Molière, Richard Wilbur

9. Don Juan

By: Molière , Richard Wilbur

3.56

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Molière's classic tale of the Seducer of Seville, an uproariously funny story flawlessly translated… read more

Similar categories in Molière's Don Juan book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • 17th century
  • read for school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
"[...] il n'est rien de si doux que de triompher de la résistance d'une belle personne."

-Molière, Don Juan

"[..] l'hypocrisie est un vice à la mode, et tous les vices à la mode passent pour vertus."

-Molière, Don Juan

"Bah!, non andiamo a pensare a quel che può capitarci e pensiamo soltanto a quel che può darci piacere."

-Molière, Don Juan

Cover of Le Cid by Pierre Corneille

10. Le Cid

By: Pierre Corneille

3.59

Format: 188 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Dans une Espagne médiévale, héroïque, éclatante, deux jeunes gens se déchirent et s'adorent. Pour l… read more

Similar categories in Pierre Corneille's Le Cid book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • 17th century
  • read for school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
"Va, je ne te hais point."

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

"Dans le bonheur d'autrui je cherche mon bonheur"

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

"Czując cudownie w sobie rozdwojoną duszę Raz nim gardzę, drugi raz wzdychać za nim muszę."

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

"Je suis jeune, il est vrai mais aux âmes bien nées La valeur n'attend pas le nombre des années"

-Pierre Corneille, Le Cid

Cover of Phèdre by Jean Racine

11. Phèdre

By: Jean Racine

3.69

Format: 55 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Andromacha Brytanik Berenika Ifigenia Fedra read more

Similar categories in Jean Racine's Phèdre book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • 17th century
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
"Maintenant je me cherche et ne me trouve plus."

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Mes crimes désormais ont comblé la mesure. Je respire à la fois l'inceste et l'imposture"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Présente je vous fuis; absente, je vous trouve; Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

"Hélas! de vos malheurs innocente ou coupable, / De quoi pour vous sauver n'étais-je point capable?"

-Jean Racine, Phèdre

Cover of Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière

12. Les Fourberies de Scapin

By: Molière

3.62

Format: 191 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Les Fourberies de Scapin est une comédie en trois actes en prose. En l'absence de son père, Octa… read more

Similar categories in Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • 17th century
  • read for school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama

13. Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard

By: Pierre de Marivaux

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Pour juger de la qualite du fiance qu'on voudrait lui imposer, Silvia prend la place de Lisette, sa… read more

Similar categories in Pierre de Marivaux's Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

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14. Ruy Blas

By: Victor Hugo

3.54

Format: 271 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain… read more

Similar categories in Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of L'École des Femmes by Molière

15. L'École des Femmes

By: Molière

3.62

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

L’École des femmes est une comédie en cinq actes et en vers. La comédie de Molière L'École des … read more

Similar categories in Molière's L'École des Femmes book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • 17th century
  • read for school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama

16. Lorenzaccio

By: Alfred de Musset

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Personnage grossier, brutal, le duc Alexandre de Medicis dirige la ville de Florence. Se desinteres… read more

Similar categories in Alfred de Musset's Lorenzaccio book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

Cover of Le Malade imaginaire by Molière

17. Le Malade imaginaire

By: Molière

3.63

Format: 255 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Le Malade imaginaire est la dernière comédie et en même temps la dernière pièce écrite par Molière.… read more

Similar categories in Molière's Le Malade imaginaire book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • 17th century
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
"La musique est accoutumée à ne point faire ce qu'on veut."

-Molière, Le Malade imaginaire

"Presque tous les hommes meurent de leurs remèdes, et non pas de leurs maladies."

-Molière, Le Malade imaginaire

18. On ne badine pas avec l'amour

By: Alfred de Musset , None

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Camille et Perdican partagent sans doute la meme religion de l'amour ideal, mais melee de vehemence… read more

Similar categories in Alfred de Musset's On ne badine pas avec l'amour book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

19. Andromaque

By: Jean Racine

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Fin d'une guerre ou l'on crie malheur aux vaincus. Prise d'otages. Chantage sur un enfant. Complot.… read more

Similar categories in Jean Racine's Andromaque book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

20. Le Capitaine Fracasse

By: Théophile Gautier

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pour l'amour de l'ingenue d'une troupe de comediens nomades, le jeune baron de Sigognac qui se morf… read more

Similar categories in Théophile Gautier's Le Capitaine Fracasse book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

Cover of La Dispute by Pierre de Marivaux

21. La Dispute

By: Pierre de Marivaux

3.29

Format: 144 pages, Pocket Book

Afin de connaître qui, de l'homme ou de la femme, fut à l'origine de l'infidélité, le prince d'un r… read more

Similar categories in Pierre de Marivaux's La Dispute book and Pierre Corneille's Le Cid

  • classics
  • school
  • theatre
  • france
  • french literature
  • plays
  • drama

15 must-read fiction books like Le Cid by Pierre Corneille

Transform Your Habits

The Vagabond

Colette Gauthier-Villars , Judith Thurman , Enid McLeod

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Molière , Dietmar Fricke

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Tartuffe

Martin Sorrell , Molière , Curtis Hidden Page

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Hernani

Victor Hugo , John J. Janc

4.57

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14 Top fiction books like Phèdre by Jean Racine

Transform Your Habits

Antigone

Jean Anouilh , Lewis Galantibre

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Tartuffe

Martin Sorrell , Molière , Curtis Hidden Page

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Hernani

Victor Hugo , John J. Janc

4.57

Transform Your Habits

The Princesse de Clèves

Madame de La Fayette

3.00

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