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1670 Plays (Study Guide): Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, the Conquest of Granada, Berenice, Tite Et Berenice

1670 Plays (Study Guide): Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, the Conquest of Granada, Berenice, Tite Et Berenice


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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, the Conquest of Granada, Berenice, Tite et Berenice. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (French pronunciation: , The Bourgeois Gentleman or The Middle-Class Gentleman) is a five-act comedie-balleta ballet interrupted by spoken dialogueby Moliere, first presented on October 14, 1670 before the court of Louis XIV at the Chateau of Chambord by Moliere's troupe of actors. The music was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, the choreography was by Pierre Beauchamp, the sets were by Carlo Vigarani and the costumes were done by the chevalier dArvieux. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Moliere's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman. The play is in prose (except for the ballet openings which are in verse). Frontispiece and titlepage of "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" from a 1688 edition.The original production brought together the finest actors and musicians of the time. Moliere played the role of Monsieur Jourdain, clothed in bright colors trimmed with silver lace and muilticolored feathers; Hubert played Madame Jourdain; Mlle de Brie played Dorimene; Armande Bejart played Lucile; and the composer Lully was the mufti. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme reflected the then-current trend for les turqueries, all things related to the Ottoman Empire. The work stemmed from the scandal caused by the Turkish ambassador Suleiman Aga who, upon visiting the court of Louis XIV in 1669, affirmed the superiority of the Ottoman court over that of...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=7431745


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158313808
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 24
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 50 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158313802
  • Publisher Date: 14 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, the Conquest of Granada, Berenice, Tite Et Berenice
  • Width: 229 mm


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