▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 6 . ▁His ▁early ▁com ed ies ▁are ▁lo os ely ▁model led ▁on ▁those ▁of ▁Alexandre ▁Hard y , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁C id ▁( 1 6 3 6 ) ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁im it ator ▁of ▁Pierre ▁Cor ne ille ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁period ▁when ▁he ▁produced ▁his ▁master pie ce ▁Sc é vole , ▁probably ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁( the ▁date ▁generally ▁given ▁is ▁ 1 6 4 6 ). ▁Alc ione ▁( 1 6 3 8 ) ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁the ▁abb é ▁d ' A ub ign ac ▁knew ▁it ▁by ▁heart , ▁and ▁Queen ▁Christ ina ▁of ▁Sweden ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁it ▁read ▁to ▁her ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁one ▁day . ▁ ▁Du ▁R yer ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁dram at ist . ▁Among ▁his ▁other ▁works ▁were ▁Sa ül ▁( print ed ▁ 1 6 4 2 ), ▁and ▁a ▁comedy , ▁Les ▁V end anges ▁de ▁S ures nes ▁( 1 6 3 5 ▁or ▁ 1 6 3 6 ). ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Lanc aster , ▁Henry ▁Car r ington ▁( 1 9 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Pierre ▁Du ▁R yer , ▁dram at ist ▁Car neg ie ▁Institution ▁of ▁Washington , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ], ▁▁ ▁G aines , ▁James ▁F . ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁Pierre ▁Du ▁R yer