Cinna (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Pierre Corneille
- First Published: 1643
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: c. 10 c.e.
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: Justice, Good and evil, Kings, queens, or royalty, Italy or Italians, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Neoclassicism
- Locales: Rome, ancient
Places Discussed
*Rome. Center of the ancient Roman Empire and principal setting of this play. Cinna mentions “Rome” more than forty times in 1,780 lines of verse, serving to reinforce the ideal of personal responsibility. Scattered mentions of other places recall the huge geographical extent of Emperor Augustus’s realm, including not only Italy and Sicily, but also much of Europe, western Asia, North Africa, and the peoples of Macedonia, Greece, Parthia, and Persia.
Augustus’s palace. Headquarters and residence of Emperor Augustus. The play’s references...
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