Author : Pierre du Ryer
Date Published : 1644
Genre : Tragedy
Language : Modern French
Other : Based on the biblical story of Esther

Author : Pierre Corneille
Date Published : 1643
Genre : Tragedy / Political Intrigue
Language : Modern French
Other : Covers the consequences of the assassination of Pompey the Great in Egypt

Author : Pierre du Ryer
Date Published : 1642
Genre : Tragedy
Language : Modern French
​Other : Biblical story, destiny versus free will

Author : Jean Rotrou
Date Published : 1641
Genre : Tragedy
Language : Modern French
Other :

Author : Pierre Corneille
Date Published : 1640
Genre : Tragedy
Language :  Modern French
​Other : Based in Rome, honor versus family

Author : Gautier Costes de la Calprenede
Date Published : 1639
Genre : Tragedy
Language : Modern French
​Other : Family tragedy, tyrant king

Author : Jean Rotrou
Date Published : 1638
Genre : Tragedy
Language : Modern French
Other : Focus on family dynamics

Author : Urbain Chevreau
Date Published : 1637
Genre : Comedy
Language : Modern French
Other : Cross-dressing, mismatched lovers, similar air to Much Ado about Nothing

Author : Issac de Benserade
Date Published : 1636
Genre : Tragedy
Language : Modern French
Other : Deals with questions of kingship and passion

Author : André Mareschal
Date Published : 1635
Genre : Comedy
Language : Modern French
Other : Mocks male promiscuity