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Molière!”, find in this issue
a special file on Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière.
A hard-pressed actor who became the king's comedian, court darling and object of cabals, he spans the centuries: his work plays and replays an eternal human comedy.
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Moliere!”
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In the Grand Siècle, troupes of comedians needed the applause of the public as much as the favor of the powerful.
It was a question of recognition, of prestige, but also a pecuniary necessity.
Receiving gratuities or orders greatly helped them to live.
That of Molière was no exception to the rule.
After the ephemeral adventure of the Illustre Théâtre, after thirteen years of nomadic life in a company of which he took the direction, under the uncertain protection of the Duke of Epernon then of the Prince of Conti, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin arrived in Paris and gave a first performance at the Louvre on October 24, 1658, in…
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