This edition had all images removed.
Uniform Title: Le Malade Imaginaire. English
Title: The Imaginary Invalid
Note: Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Charles Franks, Delphine Lettau,
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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HTML version prepared by Delphine Lettau
Revised by Richard Tonsing.
Summary: "The Imaginary Invalid" by Molière is a classic comedy written during the late 17th century. The play follows the antics of Argan, a hypochondriac who believes himself to be seriously ill, along with the amusing and chaotic interactions he has with his family, physicians, and servants, highlighting themes of love, medicine, and the absurdity of his condition. The opening of the play introduces us to Argan as he obsessively tallies his expensive doctor’s bills, revealing his preoccupation with his health. Despite his belief in his ailments, he demonstrates both comedic ignorance and a stubborn refusal to consider that he is not seriously ill. We also meet Toinette, his witty maid, who challenges his delusions while supporting his daughter Angélique, who is in love with Cléante. This complicated web of relationships sets the stage for the ensuing conflict, particularly as Argan plans to marry Angélique off to the medical practitioner Thomas Diafoirus, a match she detests. As the scene unfolds, the audience is drawn into the humorous dialogue and manipulation as characters clash over Argan's misguided intentions and the implications for Angélique’s future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Molière, 1622-1673
Translator: Wall, Charles Heron
EBook No.: 9070
Published: Oct 1, 2005
Downloads: 1503
Language: English
Subject: Comedies
Subject: Hypochondria -- Drama
Subject: Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: Le Malade Imaginaire. English
Title: The Imaginary Invalid
Note: Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Charles Franks, Delphine Lettau,
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
(http:
//www.pgdp.net)
HTML version prepared by Delphine Lettau
Revised by Richard Tonsing.
Summary: "The Imaginary Invalid" by Molière is a classic comedy written during the late 17th century. The play follows the antics of Argan, a hypochondriac who believes himself to be seriously ill, along with the amusing and chaotic interactions he has with his family, physicians, and servants, highlighting themes of love, medicine, and the absurdity of his condition. The opening of the play introduces us to Argan as he obsessively tallies his expensive doctor’s bills, revealing his preoccupation with his health. Despite his belief in his ailments, he demonstrates both comedic ignorance and a stubborn refusal to consider that he is not seriously ill. We also meet Toinette, his witty maid, who challenges his delusions while supporting his daughter Angélique, who is in love with Cléante. This complicated web of relationships sets the stage for the ensuing conflict, particularly as Argan plans to marry Angélique off to the medical practitioner Thomas Diafoirus, a match she detests. As the scene unfolds, the audience is drawn into the humorous dialogue and manipulation as characters clash over Argan's misguided intentions and the implications for Angélique’s future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Molière, 1622-1673
Translator: Wall, Charles Heron
EBook No.: 9070
Published: Oct 1, 2005
Downloads: 1503
Language: English
Subject: Comedies
Subject: Hypochondria -- Drama
Subject: Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.