Thomas se narodil ve francouzském Rouenu devatenáct let po svém bratru Pierrem, řečeném „velký Corneille“. Jeho dovednost psát básně se projevila vcelku brzy, již v patnácti letech napsal hru v latině, kterou předvedl se svými spolužáky v…
Thomas Corneille has often been regarded as one who, but for his surname, would merit no notice. Others feel he was unlucky in having a brother (Pierre Corneille) who outshone him, as he would have outshone almost anyone else.
Thomas Corneille was a French dramatist, younger brother of the great French Classical playwright Pierre Corneille. He was a highly successful dramatic poet in his own right, whose works helped to confirm the character of the French…
Corneille, Thomas (1625–1709), French dramatist, was born at Rouen on the 20th of August 1625, being nearly twenty years younger than his brother, the great Corneille.
Pierre Corneille byl francouzský dramatik, básník a lyrik. Jeho otec, taktéž Pierre Corneille, byl královským advokátem pro Normandii a správce lesů a vod rouenského vikomství.