Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

<p><i>Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme</i> Molière's celebrated comedy-ballet first performed in 1670 satirizes social climbing and the aspirations of the middle class in 17th-century France. This edition offers the complete five-act play in its original French accompanied by extensive historical philological idiomatical and descriptive notes.</p> <p>Molière's wit and social commentary shine in this enduring classic making it a valuable resource for students of French literature and theater. The play follows Monsieur Jourdain a bourgeois man who strives to imitate the manners and lifestyle of the aristocracy providing ample comedic situations and insightful observations about class culture and human nature.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>