Moliere eBooks

Amphitryon was played for the first time in Paris, at the Theatre du Palais-Royal, January 13, 1668. It was successfully received, holding the boards until the 18th of March, when Easter intervened. After >>

...The Blunderer is generally believed to have been first acted at Lyons in 1653, whilst Moliere and his troupe were in the provinces. In the month of November 1658 it was played for the first time in >>

Jean Baptiste Poquelin who is better known by his stage name Moliere was a 17th century French author known for his comedy. After abandoning a law career Moliere began acting, directing and writing plays >>

A rite of passage, a defining event, a catalyst of musical and personal epiphanies-a concert is an experience unlike any other

First produced in 1673 and Molière’s final play, The Hypochondriac is a scathingly funny lampoon on both hypochondria and the ’quack’ medical profession.Argan is a perfectly healthy, wealthy gentleman, >>

The Imaginary Invalid is a three-part comedy about a miser who imagines illnesses for himself, and whose doctor milks his hypochondria for everything he can get. Their mutual greed and dishonesty lead >>

The School for Husbands (L'École des maris) is a work by Molière (the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), a French playwright who is often considered to be one of Western literature's great masters >>