Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière
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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.
Biographie Maisons situées 94 et 96 rue Saint-Honoré (Paris 1 er), construites sur celle où naquit Molière. Claude-Emmanuel Luillier, dit Chapelle. La jeunesse de Molière Famille. Fils de Jean Poquelin (1595-1669) et de Marie Cressé (1601-1632), Jean-Baptiste Poquelin [n 2] est né dans les premiers jours de 1622, ce qui fait de lui, à quelques années près, le contemporain de Cyrano ...
Feb 17, 2023 · Today, Molière’s work is considered one of the highlights of world literature. Full name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière. Titles Actor, playwright, director of Philippe, the Duke of Orléans’ Troupe from 1658 and then director of the King’s Troupe from 1665. Dates January 15 th, 1622 - February 17 th, 1673.
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.
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.
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...
May 20, 2013 · Molière’s greatest plays, all of which he wrote after the age of thirty-five, were biting satires of contemporary society: Les Précieuses ridicules (“The Pretentious Young Ladies”), L’École des Femmes (“The School for Wives”), Les Femmes Savants (“The Learned Ladies”), Le Misanthrope, and Tartuffe.
Jan 14, 2022 · Saturday marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Baptise Poquelin, better known by his stage name, Molière. Dubbed the Shakespeare of France, the actor and playwright is considered one...
Jan 15, 2022 · Fontaine Molière in Paris (1st arrondissement) © French Moments. Molière was a great creator of dramatic forms and the lead performer in most of his plays. He exploited the various resources of comedy – verbal, gestural and visual, situational – and practised all genres of comedy, from farce to character comedy.
