Project Gutenberg 2001-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 1301 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste Jones, Philip Dwight Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. English The Middle-Class Gentleman Produced by Philip Dwight Jones, and David Widger "The Middle-Class Gentleman" by Molière is a comedic play written during the late 17th century. The story revolves around Monsieur Jourdain, a wealthy bourgeois who aspires to rise in social status and become a gentleman. Molière humorously critiques the pretensions of the middle class as they seek to imitate the nobility, highlighting the absurdities of social climbing. The beginning of the play introduces Monsieur Jourdain as he engages in preparations for a lavish entertainment, including hiring masters for music, dance, and fencing. His enthusiasm for blending in with the aristocracy is palpable, yet his lack of understanding and taste leads to comical situations. As he dons his new court attire, he seeks validation from his masters, who exploit his naivety for profit. The dynamic between Jourdain, his critical wife Madame Jourdain, and the various masters sets the stage for a satire of class and ambition, establishing both humor and social commentary early on. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies French drama Middle class -- France -- Drama France -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 171120 171121 2024-10-02T05:40:14.166850 2023-10-02T05:30:23.283556 text/html text/html 174791 2013-02-07T12:05:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 47017 2013-02-07T12:05:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117186 2024-10-02T05:40:19.699661 application/epub+zip 119222 2024-10-02T05:40:16.130690 application/epub+zip 119222 2024-10-02T05:40:14.875673 application/epub+zip 264484 2024-10-02T05:40:22.206671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247953 2024-10-02T05:40:18.961661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199377 2022-09-02T06:57:48.527588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128307 128275 2024-10-02T05:40:13.565927 2023-10-02T05:30:22.804538 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 128168 2008-12-25T05:49:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43726 2008-12-25T05:49:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20801 2024-10-02T05:40:22.333625 application/rdf+xml 14713 2024-10-02T05:40:15.419667 image/jpeg 4220 2024-10-02T05:40:15.144724 image/jpeg 114761 2024-10-02T05:40:14.179662 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia