is away; their father is unable to obtain justice and commits suicide. Panthée Méléagre La Mort d'Achille - the death of Achilles Coriolan - the story of Coriolanus Mariane La Mort de Daire - the death of Darius La Mort d'Alexandre - the death of Alexander the Great Timoclée ou la Juste Vengeance Lucrèce - drawn from Lope de Vega: a married man learns that his wife is committing adultery from the courtesan of her lover, and he kills his wife and rival, but is himself killed. Alcméon ou la Vengeance féminine - an adultery leads to murder. Four plays variously listed as tragedies or tragicomedies: Procris ou la Jalousie infortunée - the story of Procris Alceste ou la Fidélité Ariadne ravie - the story of Ariadne's kidnapping by Theseus. Aristoclée Ten tragicomedies:: Arsacome Dorise Frégonde Elmire ou l'Heureuse Bigamie Gésippe - drawn from Boccaccio: a young man has his friend replace him in the marriage bed. Phraarte - drawn from the translation of Giovanni Battista Giraldi's Cent excellentes nouvelles (Paris, 1583) Cornélie La Force du sang - drawn from Miguel de Cervantes: a girl is raped anonymously by a young noble in Toledo and she gives birth to a son; seven years later this son is recognized by the young noble's family and the couple is married. Félismène - drawn from a Spanish source La Belle Egyptienne - drawn from a Spanish source Three "dramatic poems": Les Chastes et Loyales Amours de Théagène et Chariclée - based on the ancient Greek novel by Heliodorus of Emesa. Le Ravissement de Proserpine par Pluton - the story of Prosperpina kidnapped by Pluto. La Gigantomachie Five pastorals: Alphée, ou la justice d'amour (considered the best of his pastorals) Alcée Corinne Le Triomphe d'Amour L'Amour victorieux ou vengé The titles of twelve more of Hardy's plays are also known. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (paraphrasing), Hardy's importance in the history of the French theatre has been frequently overlooked. Up to the end of the sixteenth century medieval farce and spectacle dominated the popular stage in Paris. The French Renaissance tragedy of Étienne Jodelle and his followers had been written for the learned, and in 1628 when Hardy's work was nearly over and Jean Rotrou and Jean Mairet were on the threshold of their careers, very few literary dramas by any other author other than Robert Garnier and Antoine de Montchrestien are