Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Molière
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Life. Molière as Caesar in The Death of Pompey by Pierre Corneille, portrait by Nicolas Mignard. Molière was born in Paris shortly before his christening as Jean Poquelin on 15 January 1622. Known as Jean-Baptiste, he was the first son of Jean Poquelin and Marie Cressé, who had married on 27 April 1621. [9]
Jun 12, 2024 · Molière (baptized January 15, 1622, Paris, France—died February 17, 1673, Paris) was a French actor and playwright, the greatest of all writers of French comedy. Although the sacred and secular authorities of 17th-century France often combined against him, the genius of Molière finally emerged to win him acclaim.
- Molière founded his own theatre company in his early 20s. His company toured the French provinces for several years and eventually secured the patr...
- Molière wrote comedies for the stage. He is the author of enduring plays such as Tartuffe and Le Misanthrope. Many of his plays contained scandalou...
- Molière created a new kind of comedy. In his plays, the comic is based on a double vision that holds together opposing ideas, such as wisdom and fo...
- Molière suffered repeated illness in the final years of his life. On February 17, 1673, he collapsed onstage during a performance of his play The I...
Molière is considered the creator of modern French comedy and the fact his writings and performances are still studied, interpreted, and celebrated today demonstrates the enduring power...
Molière , orig. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, (baptized Jan. 15, 1622, Paris, France—died Feb. 17, 1673, Paris), French playwright, actor, and director. The son of a prosperous upholsterer, he left home to become an actor in 1643, joining forces with the Béjart family.
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Jun 12, 2024 · Molière - French Genius, Comedic Master, Playwright: After the French were roundly defeated in the Franco-German War (1870–71), they looked to strengthen two cultural institutions that, they believed, were the sources of their weakness: the army and the school system.
Molière (1622 – 17 February 1673) was a French actor, director and writer. His real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Molière was his stage name. He wrote some of the most important comedies in human history. He was born in Paris where his father owned a carpet shop. As a young person, Molière decided to live an artist's life.
Molière, writing at the beginning of what would become The Enlightenment, was in the midst of rapidly changing times in which almost every belief about the nature of the world was being turned on its head—his times would produce some of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking writers of all time—and standing at the start of all this ...
