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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Molière
Born: January 15, 1622
Died: February 17, 1673 (aged 51)
Bio: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
Known for:
- Tartuffe
- The Miser (1668)
- The Imaginary Invalid
- The School for Wives (1663)
- Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1670)
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