Questions tagged [moliere]
Questions related to the French playwright and poet Molière (stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622–1673) and his works. Use this tag with the tag [french-language].
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Did Aristotle ever actually mention tobacco?
I found this amusing passage in Don Juan by Molière. It's a line by Sganarelle (Act 1, scene 1):
« Quoi que puisse dire Aristote et toute la philosophie, il n’est rien
d’égal au tabac : c’est la ...
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Was Molière’s “Misanthrope” inspired by Menander’s “Dyskolos”?
The 4th century BCE comedy Dyskolos (“Old Cantankerous”) by Menander was rediscovered in Egypt in the mid-20th century. The Wikipedia article on the play tells us:
The Dyskolos inspired Molière, who ...
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Meaning of the prose of Monsieur Jourdain
I just stumbled across the expression in Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme of Monsieur Jourdain having been speaking prose for all of his life.
As far as I understand this is used today as a ...
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Are all or some of the characters named Sganarelle the same person?
A recurring name in the cast of Molière's plays is named Sganarelle. If they were all the same person, the story of his life would look something like this:
The Flying Doctor: Sganarelle is a servant ...
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