Cinna

In the "Cinna" of Corneille the political bearings, the moral of benevolent despotism which Bonaparte found in it, were purely incidental, and were distinctly subordinate to the portrayal of character and the movement of feeling.

Voltaire 2007

Corneille's "Cinna," he followed the angry reasoning of the lines by counting on his fingers: one, two, three, as if he were underlining the important words of each clause.

Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Arthur Symons 1905

For example, in the "Cinna" of Corneille, as originally written,

Among My Books First Series James Russell Lowell 1855

"Cinna," all more tender considerations are sacrificed to the implacable duty of avenging a father; while in "Polyeucte," duty triumphs alone.

Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853

He absolutely worshipped Corneille; and, one day, after having witnessed a performance of 'Cinna', he said to me,

The Memoirs of Napoleon Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de 1836

The first man told it to another, and that other unto another, so that it ran straight through them all, that he was one of them that murthered Cæsar: (for indeed one of the traitors to Cæsar was also called Cinna as himself) wherefore taking him for Cinna the murtherer, they fell upon him with such fury that they presently dispatched him in the market-place. "

The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar William Shakespeare 1590

He absolutely worshipped Corneille; and, one day, after having witnessed a performance of 'Cinna', he said to me, "If a man like

Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

"Look upon the 'Cinna' and the 'Pompey,' they are not so properly to be called plays as long discourses of reason of State, and 'Polieucte' in matters of religion is as solemn as the long stops upon our organs; ... their actors speak by the hour-glass like our parsons ....

Among My Books First Series James Russell Lowell 1855

He absolutely worshipped Corneille; and, one day, after having witnessed a performance of 'Cinna', he said to me, "If a man like

Memoirs of Napoleon — Complete Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1801

It was when I was wishing that Portia and Cinna, the main stylists for Hunger Games, could go to work on Randy and Paula.

Starring Adam and Kris! Roger Sutton 2009