First published in 1954, this book presents the complete French text of Le véritable Saint Genest, a 1647 play by the dramatist and poet Jean Rotrou (1609–50). The text also contains notes and a detailed introductory essay discussing the life of Rotrou and the construction, style and psychology of Saint Genest. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French theatre and seventeenth-century literature.