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MOLIÈRE MOLIÈRE THE LEARNED WOMEN

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (French pronunciation: [mɔ.ljɛːʁ]; 1622 – 1673), was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.[1] Among Molière's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'École des Femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare (The Miser), Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). Born into a prosperous family and having studied at the Collège de Clermont (now Lycée Louis-le-Grand), Molière was well suited to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years as an itinerant actor helped him polish his comic abilities while he began writing, combining Commedia dell'arte elements with the more refined French comedy.[2] Through the patronage of a few aristocrats, including Philippe I, Duke of Orléans—the brother of Louis XIV—Molière procured a command performance before the King at the Louvre. Performing a classic play by Pierre Corneille and a farce of his own, Le Docteur Amoureux (The Doctor in Love), Molière was granted the use of salle du Petit-Bourbon near the Louvre, a spacious room appointed for theatrical performances. Later, Molière was granted the use of the theatre in the Palais-Royal. In both locations he found success among the Parisians with plays such as Les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), L'École des Maris (The School for Husbands) and L'École des Femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favor brought a royal pension to his troupe and the title "Troupe du Roi" (The King's Troupe). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments.[3] Though he received the adulation of the court and Parisians, Molière's satires attracted criticisms from moralists and the Roman Catholic Church. Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite) and its attack on religious hypocrisy roundly received condemnations from the Church, while Don Juan was banned from performance. Molière's hard work in so many theatrical capacities began to take its toll on his health and, by 1667, he was forced to take a break from the stage. In 1673, during a production of his final play, Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), Molière, who suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis, was seized by a coughing fit and a haemorrhage while playing the hypochondriac Argan. He finished the performance but collapsed again and died a few hours later.[3] [more]

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MOLIÈRE (POQUELIN) . THE COUNTESS OF ESCARBAGNAS (LA COMTESSE D'ESCARBAGNAS)

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (French pronunciation: [mɔ.ljɛːʁ]; 1622 – 1673), was a French playwright [more]

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Molière Poquelin The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

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Molière Playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Wikipedia Born: January 15, 1622, Paris, France Died: February 17, 1673, Paris, France Spouse: Armande Béjart (m. 1662–1673) Movies: The Miser, Tartuffe, Hypochondriac, The Country Girl Books: Amphitryon, Sganarelle Or The Self-deceived Husband, more Plays View 10+ Tartuffe (1664) Tartuffe 1664 The Miser (1668) The Miser 1668 Dom Juan (1660) Dom Juan [more]

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JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN DE MOLIÈRE THE FLYING DOCTOR

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ean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (French pronunciation: [mɔ.ljɛːʁ]; 1622 – 1673), was a French playwright [more]

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Jean Baptiste Poquelin , de Molière The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant)

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (/moʊlˈjɛər/;[1] French: [mɔ.ljɛːʁ]; 1622–1673), was a French playwright and actor [more]

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Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molière The Jealousy of le Barbouillé

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jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (French pronunciation: [mɔ.ljɛːʁ]; baptized January 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673), was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.[1] Among Molière's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'École des Femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare (The Miser), Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). [more]

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Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molière The Jealousy of le Barbouillé (La Jalousie du Barbouillé)

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BAR. Everybody must acknowledge that I am the most unfortunate of men! I have a wife who plagues [more]

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Moliere (Poquelin) The Imaginary Invalid (Le Malade Imaginaire)

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This is the last comedy written by Molière. He was very ill, nearly dying, at the time he [more]

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Pierre Corneille Polyuecte

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Pierre Corneille (6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian, and one of the three [more]

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Moliere (Poquelin) The Impostures Of Scapin

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Acted on May 24, 1671, at the Palais Royal, 'Les Fourberies de Scapin' had great success. It is [more]

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