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21 plays by Moliere in English translation.

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This file includes: Don Juan ou Le Festin de Pierre (1663); L'Avare (1667); L'Etourdi ou Les Contre-Temps (1653-1658); Le Mariage Force (1664); Le Medecin Malgre Lui (1666); Les Precieuses Ridicules (1659); and Sganarelle ou Le Cocu Imaginaire (1660); According to Wikipedia: "e;Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, mostly known by his stage name Moliere, (January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.

Among Moliere's best-known dramas are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'Ecole des femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur, (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare ou L'Ecole du mensonge (The Miser), Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman).

From a prosperous family and having studied at the College de Clermont (now Lycee Louis-le-Grand), Moliere 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."e;

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Seltzer Books
1455393347 / 9781455393343
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01/03/2018
423 pages
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