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Œuvres complètes, Tome I
Baladin désinvolte, créateur fantastique, comédien-né aux moeurs dissolues, prince du rire et de la satire, celui qui dérangeait du temps de son vivant serait sans doute surpris de s'entendre désigner comme le "plus grand homme de théâtre que la France ait jamais compté". Mais ce n'est que justice, car oubliées les tumultueuses conditions qui entouraient la création de chacune de ses pièces, il nous reste une oeuvre incroyablement riche et moderne, qui surprend sans cesse et demeure indépassable.
Cette édition du théâtre complet de Molière nous donne l'occasion de replonger dans les textes et de goûter encore le sel des comédies, la truculence des farces et la grandeur de ses pièces les plus noires, comme Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope ou Dom Juan. Au théâtre complet s'ajoutent enfin quelques poésies de circonstance, composées le plus souvent pour le roi, qui achèvent avec pertinence ce vaste panorama moliéresque. Une édition indispensable pour tous les amoureux du théâtre. Oeuvres complétes 2 L'Ecole des femmes La Critique de L'Ecole des femmes L'Impromptu de Versailles Le Mariage forcé La Princesse d'Elide Le Tartuffe Dom Juan L'Amour médecin
Cette édition du théâtre complet de Molière nous donne l'occasion de replonger dans les textes et de goûter encore le sel des comédies, la truculence des farces et la grandeur de ses pièces les plus noires, comme Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope ou Dom Juan. Au théâtre complet s'ajoutent enfin quelques poésies de circonstance, composées le plus souvent pour le roi, qui achèvent avec pertinence ce vaste panorama moliéresque. Une édition indispensable pour tous les amoureux du théâtre. Oeuvres complétes 2 L'Ecole des femmes La Critique de L'Ecole des femmes L'Impromptu de Versailles Le Mariage forcé La Princesse d'Elide Le Tartuffe Dom Juan L'Amour médecin
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Molière
4,620 books1,504 followersSophisticated comedies of French playwright Molière, pen name of Jean Baptiste Poquelin, include
Tartuffe
(1664),
The Misanthrope
(1666), and
The Bourgeois Gentleman
(1670).
French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place.
People know and consider Molière, stage of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also an actor of the greatest masters in western literature. People best know l'Ecole des femmes (The School for Wives), l'Avare ou l'École du mensonge (The Miser), and le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid) among dramas of Molière.
From a prosperous family, Molière studied at the Jesuit Clermont college (now lycée Louis-le-Grand) and well suited to begin a life in the theater. While 13 years as an itinerant actor helped to polish his abilities, he also began to combine the more refined elements with ccommedia dell'arte.
Through the patronage of the brother of Louis XIV and a few aristocrats, Molière procured a command performance before the king at the Louvre. Molière performed a classic of [authore:Pierre Corneille] and le Docteur amoureux (The Doctor in Love), a farce of his own; people granted him the use of Salle du Petit-Bourbon, a spacious room, appointed for theater at the Louvre. Later, people granted the use of the Palais-Royal to Molière. In both locations, he found success among the Parisians with les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), l'École des maris</i> (<i>The School for Husbands</i>), and <i>[book:l'École des femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favor brought a pension and the title "Troupe du Roi" (the troupe of the king). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments.
Molière received the adulation of the court and Parisians, but from moralists and the Church, his satires attracted criticisms. From the Church, his attack on religious hypocrisy roundly received condemnations, while people banned performance of Don Juan . From the stage, hard work of Molière in so many theatrical capacities began to take its toll on his health and forced him to take a break before 1667.
From pulmonary tuberculosis, Molière suffered. In 1673 during his final production of le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), a coughing fit and a haemorrhage seized him as Argan, the hypochondriac. He finished the performance but collapsed again quickly and died a few hours later. In time in Paris, Molière completely reformed.
French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place.
People know and consider Molière, stage of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also an actor of the greatest masters in western literature. People best know l'Ecole des femmes (The School for Wives), l'Avare ou l'École du mensonge (The Miser), and le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid) among dramas of Molière.
From a prosperous family, Molière studied at the Jesuit Clermont college (now lycée Louis-le-Grand) and well suited to begin a life in the theater. While 13 years as an itinerant actor helped to polish his abilities, he also began to combine the more refined elements with ccommedia dell'arte.
Through the patronage of the brother of Louis XIV and a few aristocrats, Molière procured a command performance before the king at the Louvre. Molière performed a classic of [authore:Pierre Corneille] and le Docteur amoureux (The Doctor in Love), a farce of his own; people granted him the use of Salle du Petit-Bourbon, a spacious room, appointed for theater at the Louvre. Later, people granted the use of the Palais-Royal to Molière. In both locations, he found success among the Parisians with les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), l'École des maris</i> (<i>The School for Husbands</i>), and <i>[book:l'École des femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favor brought a pension and the title "Troupe du Roi" (the troupe of the king). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments.
Molière received the adulation of the court and Parisians, but from moralists and the Church, his satires attracted criticisms. From the Church, his attack on religious hypocrisy roundly received condemnations, while people banned performance of Don Juan . From the stage, hard work of Molière in so many theatrical capacities began to take its toll on his health and forced him to take a break before 1667.
From pulmonary tuberculosis, Molière suffered. In 1673 during his final production of le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), a coughing fit and a haemorrhage seized him as Argan, the hypochondriac. He finished the performance but collapsed again quickly and died a few hours later. In time in Paris, Molière completely reformed.
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January 8, 2018
Moliere Œuvres Book 1
Moliere (1622-1673)
Molière was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
My selected readings in this first book are among Molière's best-known dramas:
Les Précieuses Ridicules, ***
L’Ecole des Maries, ***
L’Ecole des Femmes, ****
Le Misanthrope. ***
I am planning comments after Book 2
Moliere (1622-1673)
Molière was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
My selected readings in this first book are among Molière's best-known dramas:
Les Précieuses Ridicules, ***
L’Ecole des Maries, ***
L’Ecole des Femmes, ****
Le Misanthrope. ***
I am planning comments after Book 2
September 9, 2024
A ma connaissance aucune de ces pièces n'est très connue, et pour une bonne raison: elles sont en grande majorité assez médiocres.
2.75
2.75
August 13, 2025
La jalousie du Barbouillé
Le médecin volant
L'étourdi ou les contretemps
Le dépit amoureux
Les précieuses Ridicules
Sganarelle ou le cocu imaginaire
Dom gracie de Navarre ou le prince jaloux
L'école des maris
Les fâcheux
L'école des femmes
La critique de l'école des femmes
L'impromptu de Versailles
Le mariage forcé
Les plaisirs de l'île enchantée
La princesse d'élite
Le tartuffe ou l'imposteur
Dom Juan ou le Festin de Pierre
Le médecin volant
L'étourdi ou les contretemps
Le dépit amoureux
Les précieuses Ridicules
Sganarelle ou le cocu imaginaire
Dom gracie de Navarre ou le prince jaloux
L'école des maris
Les fâcheux
L'école des femmes
La critique de l'école des femmes
L'impromptu de Versailles
Le mariage forcé
Les plaisirs de l'île enchantée
La princesse d'élite
Le tartuffe ou l'imposteur
Dom Juan ou le Festin de Pierre
September 18, 2024
La Jalousie du Barbouillé: 4.5 stars
Le Médecin Volant: 4.5 stars
Dépit Amoureux: 3.5 stars
Les Précieuses Ridicules: 5 stars
Sganarelle: 5 stars
Dom Garcie de Navarre: 3 stars
L'École des Maris: 4 stars
Les Fâcheux: 5 stars
Le Médecin Volant: 4.5 stars
Dépit Amoureux: 3.5 stars
Les Précieuses Ridicules: 5 stars
Sganarelle: 5 stars
Dom Garcie de Navarre: 3 stars
L'École des Maris: 4 stars
Les Fâcheux: 5 stars
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