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- Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.
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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1670. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF.
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (French pronunciation: [lə buʁʒwa ʒɑ̃tijɔm], translated as The Bourgeois Gentleman, The Middle-Class Aristocrat, or The Would-Be Noble) is a five-act comédie-ballet – a play intermingled with music, dance and singing – written by Molière, first presented on 14 October 1670 before the court of Louis XIV at ...
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The Bourgeois Gentleman (Le Bourgeois gentilhomme) is one of Moliere’s best known comedic ballets. It centers around the foolish notions of Monsieur Jourdain, a tradesman who has done well for himself and acquired a large fortune.
The Bourgeois Gentleman, comedy in five acts by Molière, gently satirizing the pretensions of the social climber whose affectations are absurd to everyone but himself. It was first performed as Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in 1670, with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, and was published in 1671.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Monsieur Jourdain, a bourgeois man who has received an inheritance, arrives and asks the masters to look at the nice clothing he has purchased. Both men convince Jourdain to purchase lessons...
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1670. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF.
The Bourgeois Gentlemen. by Jean Baptiste Molière English verse by Timothy Mooney. Comedy: Full Length. 5 acts, with interludes and finale; Estimated Running Time 130 minutes (without intermission). Cast: 13 Male, 4 Female Assorted Extras, 17+ Total ( see details ). Setting: Single Interior Setting.
