SOURCE: Cairncross, John. “Polyeucte: A Flawed Masterpiece.” Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature 9, no. 17 (1982): 571-90.
In the following essay, Cairncross underscores the flaws in Polyeucte and traces the critical reaction to the play throughout the years.
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