1866 Works of MOLIERE Plays THEATRE Leather FRENCH

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1866 Works of MOLIERE Plays THEATRE Leather FRENCH:
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Oeuvres completes de Moliere

Avec des Notes

De Tours les Commentateurs

1866 - Paris - Chez Firmin Didot Freres

10\" by 6\" - 726pp

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Handsome gilt tooled full calf leather binding with school crest to front board and marbled fore edge.

The complete works of Moliere in the original French with portrait frontispiece.

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known by his stage name, Molière (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 Molière\'s best-known dramas are Le Misanthrope, (The Misanthrope), L\'École des femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou l\'Imposteur, (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L\'Avare ou l\'École du mensonge (The Miser), and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman).

From a prosperous family and having studied at the Jesuit Clermont College (now Lycée Louis-le-Grand), Molière left with a good education to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years on the road as an actor helped him to polish his comic abilities while he also began writing, combining Commedia dell\'Arte elements with the more refined French comedy.

Through the patronage of a few aristocrats including the brother of Louis XIV, Molière procured a command performance before the King at the Louvre. Performing a classic play by Pierre Corneille and a farce of his own, Le Docteur amoureux (The Doctor in Love), Molière was granted the use of Salle du Petit-Bourbon at the Louvre, a spacious room appointed for theatrical performances. Later, Molière was granted the use of the Palais-Royal, in both locations he found success among the Parisians with plays such as Les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), L\'École des maris (The School for Husbands) and L\'École des femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favour brought a royal pension to his troupe and the title \"Troupe du Roi\" (The King\'s Troupe). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments.

CONDITION

The binding is tight and firm and both covers are firmly attached. There is some minor wear to the extremities including some marks to the boards and some rubbing to the edges. Internally the book is generally clean and bright apart from some isolated spotting in a couple of places including to the title page and frontispiece. There is a College stamp to the front blank end paper and a prize inscription beneath.

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