He retired from Paris after the failure of Pertharite, and when he returned eight years later with Oedipe he discovered that his complex style was no longer in favor.  
He retired from Paris after the failure of Pertharite, and when he returned eight years later with Oedipe he discovered that his complex style was no longer in favor.  He started out with comedies like Melite and Clitandre before turning to tragedy with Medee, and his tragic works include Attila, Rodogune, Cinna, and Horace.  FTP, name this French dramatist of Titus and Berenice, Polyeucte, and a play that broke all the rules, Le Cid.
He retired from Paris after the failure of Pertharite, and when he returned eight years later with Oedipe he discovered that his complex style was no longer in favor.  
Pierre Corneille