1606: Birth of Pierre Croneille, in Rouen, June 6 1622: Finishes studies at the Jesuit college of Rouen 1624: Receives law degree 1625-29: His first play, Melite, a comedy, staged in Paris 1632: Clitandre, tragicomedy 1633-34: Three comedies, La Veuve, La Galerie du Palais, and La Suivante. Medee, a tradegy 1636: L Illusion comique, comedy, and Le Cid, tragicomedy, based on the play by Guillen de Castro, Las Mocedades del Cid. Richelieu grants him an annual pension of 1,500 livres 1637-38: Quarrel of the Cid, various critics and the Academy itself publish criticisms, to which the author replies 1640: Horace and Cinna, tragedies. Marriage to Marie de Lamperiere 1641-43: Polyeucte, tragedy 1642-43: La Mort de Pompee, tragedy; le Menteur, comedy; la Suite du Menteur, comedy 1644: Rodogune, tragedy 1645: Theodore, vierge et martyre, tragedy 1647: Heraclius, tragedy 1650: Andromede, tragedy with machines (the use of stage machinery for spectacular effects, as in opera), Don Sanche d Aragon, heroic comedy 1651: Nocomede, tragedy 1652: Pertharite tragedy whichfails. Corneille gives up writing drama for seven years 1659: Returns to the theatre with dipe, tragedy 1661: La Toison d Or, tragedy with machines 1662: Sertorius, tragedy 1663: Sophonisbe, tragedy 1664: Othon, tragedy 1666: Agesilas, tragedy 1667: Attila, tragedy 1670: Tite et Berenice, heroic comedy 1671: Psyche, tragic ballet, in collaboration with Moliere, Quinault, and Lully 1672: Pulcherie, heroic comedy 1684: Death of Corneille on October 1st
