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Комедии
- Сганарел
- Училище за жени
- Тартюф
- Дон Жуан
- Мизантроп
- Жорж Данден
- Скъперникът
- Училище за жени
- Тартюф
- Дон Жуан
- Мизантроп
- Жорж Данден
- Скъперникът
516 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1977
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About the author
Molière
4,565 books1,498 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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October 8, 2014
I don't care what it says about me, 17th century French slapstick cracks me up. New mission: see Molière's works performed.
September 5, 2021
Joelle Still Reads Her Bookcase #51
My favorite was "The Would - Be Gentleman."
My favorite was "The Would - Be Gentleman."
October 3, 2024
Tartuffe:
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The Misanthrope:
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The Would-Be Gentleman
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The Imaginary Invalid:
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https://robertboydskipper.substack.co...
The Misanthrope:
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The Would-Be Gentleman
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The Imaginary Invalid:
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August 3, 2025
Читала давно, ще студенткою, в курсі зарубіжної літератури. Пам'ятаю, що було цікаво, треба перечитати. Але щоб перечитати осмислено, потрібно хоча б стисло переглянути культуру та філософію тогочасного періоду, інакше багато чого буде не дуже зрозумілим. Тому не знаю, чи буду перечитувати. Можливо.
May 12, 2016
Литературные произведения, вскрывающие язвы общества, не могут быть плохими, хоть как их пиши. Не так важно, каким образом содержание преподносится автором, если его слова заставят человека задуматься. Не скажешь, будто комедии Мольера могут поразить глубиной и продуманностью. Это не является их отличительной особенностью. Жан-Батист брал за основу конкретную ситуацию, придавая ей самую малость иносказательный смысл. Например, «Тартюф» повествует про аферистов, «Мещанин во дворянстве» тоже. Только сюжет первого произведения показывает злостного нарушителя спокойствия добропорядочных граждан, а сюжет второго — даёт возможность хитрецам добиться личного счастья, обманывая во благо.
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(c) Trounin
July 2, 2014
Very funny. A later edition of Aristophanes. Witty and engaging.
December 16, 2016
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme - **
Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur - ****
Dom Juan ou Le Festin de pierre - ***
Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur - ****
Dom Juan ou Le Festin de pierre - ***
January 13, 2019
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September 6, 2019
Truly Fine Literature... Little wonder for its Classic designation. It will take a goodly whilest to read the entirety. But good for a rainy reading day.
March 23, 2020
Just one more test for myself - to read a play. Maybe not the time yet :) Ok, Molière and his main comedies are checked.
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