by Pierre Corneille · Hachette · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782011687104
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At the request of the old Pridamant, desperate to find his son Clindor, the magician Alcandre unfolds the spectacle of the latter's adventures. From one place to another, and through time, "animated specters" depict his life as a rogue. In the service of the braggart Matamore, Clindor courts the same young woman as his master, while declaring his love to another. Saved from prison and certain death, he reappears elsewhere, dazzling, only to succumb to a tragic end. Unless it is all just an illusion. "Strange monster," in Corneille's own words, The Comic Illusion is fully part of the Baroque movement of the 1630s. Its extravagance and oddity have surprised and seduced all audiences. A brilliant and lively eulogy of dramatic art, The Comic Illusion destabilizes as much as it enthuses.
