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Molière


Born
in Paris, France
January 15, 1622

Died
February 17, 1673

Genre
Theatre


Sophisticated 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 ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.65 · 207,291 ratings · 9,229 reviews · 4,532 distinct works • Similar authors
Tartuffe
3.66 avg rating — 42,647 ratings — published 1664 — 3 editions
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L'avare
3.56 avg rating — 36,730 ratings — published 1668 — 4 editions
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The Misanthrope
3.76 avg rating — 25,128 ratings — published 1666 — 707 editions
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Le Malade imaginaire
3.62 avg rating — 18,963 ratings — published 1670 — 646 editions
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Don Juan
3.55 avg rating — 17,322 ratings — published 1665
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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
3.71 avg rating — 13,104 ratings — published 1670 — 282 editions
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L'École des Femmes
3.62 avg rating — 10,016 ratings — published 1662 — 234 editions
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Les Fourberies de Scapin
3.62 avg rating — 8,203 ratings — published 1668 — 212 editions
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Le Médecin Malgré Lui
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3.71 avg rating — 6,812 ratings — published 1666 — 345 editions
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The Misanthrope and Other P...
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4.04 avg rating — 3,403 ratings — published 1666 — 55 editions
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Series by Molière

Tutto il teatro vol. 1 Tutto il Teatro Molière 2
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Quotes by Molière  (?)
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“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”
― Moliere
tags: inspirational, patience
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“It is a wonderful seasoning of all enjoyments to think of those we love.”
― Molière
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“The more we love someone, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that true love shows itself.”
― Molière
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Polls

July Short Story/Novella Poll

Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, 70 pages, 1862
 
  36 votes, 21.7%

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx, 55 pages, 1997
 
  33 votes, 19.9%

The Misanthrope by Molière, 64+ pages, 1666
 
  26 votes, 15.7%

 
  24 votes, 14.5%

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster, 48 pages, 1909
 
  20 votes, 12.0%

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber, 128 pages, 1950
 
  15 votes, 9.0%

Silk by Alessandro Baricco, 91 pages, 1996
 
  12 votes, 7.2%

166 total votes
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