Molière

France's comic master: actor, director, and playwright whose satires of hypocrisy still name the vices they skewered.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1622 – 1673

language

French

region

Paris, France

notable works

Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Imaginary Invalid

Core Principles & Analysis

• He built his career as actor-manager of his own troupe under Louis XIV's patronage.
• He collapsed on stage during a performance of The Imaginary Invalid and died hours later.
• Tartuffe's ban showed how sharp his satire of piety was felt to be.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Molière