Excerpt from Polyeucte, Martyr: Tragedie Chretienne The present edition of Polyeucte follows the text of the Grand: Ecn'vaz'm edition, except that 02' has been changed to az' wherever required by modern orthography. All the vari ant readings are given. The play as a masterpiece of literature is discussed chie y in the Introduction. The notes are devoted for the most part to explaining the many points in which Corneille's language and syntax differed from modern usage; genuine difficulties, Often unsuspected by the student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."