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Jean Baptiste Poquelin MoliEre, French Literature, Biographies
Related Category: French Literature, Biographies
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Jean Baptiste Poquelin MoliEre[zhAN bAtEst´ pOklaN´ mOlyer´] Pronunciation Key, 1622–73, French playwright and actor, b. Paris; son of a merchant who was upholsterer to the king. His name was originally Jean Baptiste Poquelin. MoliEre was the creator of French high comedy; his genius lay in exposing the hypocrisies and follies of his society through satire.
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