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Molière

Type Figure Region France Time 1622–1673 Also known as Molière、让-巴蒂斯特·波克兰、Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

France's greatest 17th-century comic playwright and actor, founder and leader of his own troupe.…

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  1. 1622–1658Paris · Île-de-FranceBorn into a wealthy Parisian family, he abandoned law and a royal office for the theater. In 1643 he founded the Illustre-Théâtre, toured the French provinces for years, accumulated acting and playwriting experience, and gradually established his comic style.
  2. 1658–1673Paris · Île-de-FranceIn 1658 he won favor at the Louvre by performing The Doctor in Love for Louis XIV, and the troupe was renamed the King's Troupe. The 1660s were his creative peak, staging such masterpieces as The School for Wives, The Miser, and Tartuffe, making him a central figure of the culture of Versailles and the Paris court.

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