Œuvres de P. Corneille, Tome 06

The edition presents a seventeenth-century tragic drama about a Lombard prince whose rule is undermined by fraternal quarrel and a treacherous commander; betrayed and forced into exile, he leaves his wife and heir confined while rival forces seize power. The playwright frames the piece with an explanatory preface acknowledging the work's poor reception and cites source chronicles; the volume also offers translations of those sources, variant readings, notes, and documentary material that illuminate the historical narratives behind the stage action.