Suréna Explained

Suréna is a tragedy by the French dramatist Pierre Corneille, first performed in 1674. It is the author's last play.^{[1] [2]}

The plot is roughly based on the life of the Parthian general Surena or Suren who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC.

External links

• Suréna in French at Wikisource
• Suréna and its performances

Notes and References

1. Book: Pocock, Gordon . Corneille and Racine: Problems of Tragic Form . 1973-10-18 . CUP Archive . 141–154 . en.
2. Book: Greenberg, Mitchell . Corneille, Classicism and the Ruses of Symmetry . 1986-10-02 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-32554-7 . 146–164 . en.