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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.
Apr 4, 2024 · True to its mission of reimagining the world’s classics for today’s Singapore, Wild Rice proudly presents Tartuffe: The Imposter – a startlingly modern, darkly comic adaptation of iconic French playwright Molière’s satirical masterpiece.
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.
Bust of Molière by Jean Antoine Houdon. La Comédie-Française on why the playwright and actor is considered the creator of modern French comedy. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name...
Feb 17, 2023 · Actor, playwright, director of Philippe, the Duke of Orléans’ Troupe from 1658 and then director of the King’s Troupe from 1665. Having turned his back on a career in the law, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin decided to become an actor instead and founded the Illustre-Théâtre in 1643.
Jun 12, 2024 · 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. The latter was of the utmost importance, since it involved all the strata of society, present and future.
