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pronunciation:
[gah(r)nyay]
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| (c.1545–90)
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| Poet and playwright, born in La Ferté Bernard, NW France. He studied law at Toulouse and practised at the Paris bar before returning to his home region. He was the most distinguished of the predecessors of Corneille. His Oeuvres complètes (2 vols) include eight acclaimed tragedies, of which perhaps the best are Antigone (1580) and Les Juives (1583). |
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