Musings on Molière
The Father of Modern Comedy, Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673) was baptized of a January 15, though probably born a day or more earlier. His professional name is likely derived from one of the small provincial towns he visited while touring with his theatre troupe, adopted to avoid embarrassing his father, a courtier who held the […]
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