{"product_id":"the-cid-paperback","title":"The Cid - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Rutter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after the first performances of Corneille's Le Cid in France, English poet and playwright Joseph Rutter translated the play into iambic pentameter verse in English. Rutter's translation was performed at the royal court before King Charles I and his wife Queen Henrietta Maria, and subsequently at the Cockpit Stage, Drury Lane, London by the king's players.In the present edition the spelling and punctuation of Rutter's translation have been modernized. And the editor has added his own translation of two scenes that Rutter had omitted from his translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierre Corneille, who was born on 6 June 1606 and died on 1 October 1684, was a French playwright. He is considered one of the three great French dramatists of the seventeenth century, along with Molière and Jean Racine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716244115519,"sku":"9781523941896","price":14.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/436d25aacb9e9242978fc9b70923406e.webp?v=1765074242","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-cid-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}