Author: Molière
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Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 346

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Author: Molière
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Author: Molière
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Category : Arranged marriage
Languages : fr
Pages : 232

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The play revolves around Argan, the eponymous "imaginary patient". He is a widower and married in second marriage Béline, who simulates attentive care, but in reality only awaits the death of her husband to inherit. He had himself bled and purged and absorbed all sorts of remedies, prescribed by pedantic doctors, more concerned with pleasing their patient than helping to improve his health. To fool them, Toinette, her servant, disguises herself as a doctor and gives her many ironic and mocking advice for the profession. Angélique, her daughter, loves Cléante, which upsets Argan, who would prefer to see her marry Thomas Diafoirus, himself a doctor. To get them out of trouble, Toinette recommends Argan to play dead. His wife, called by Toinette, manifests, in front of the man she believes to be dead, her joy at being rid of him. Angélique, then called by Toinette, expresses sincere grief at the death of her father, who immediately stops his game and accepts the union with Cléante, on the condition that the latter becomes a doctor. Béralde, brother of Argan, advises the latter to become a doctor in his turn, leading to a burlesque end to the play, namely the farcical ceremony of the enthronement of the "imaginary patient" as a doctor.

Author: Molière
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Languages : en
Pages : 143

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Author: Moliere
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508752455
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Author: Molière
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Category : Comedy
Languages : fr
Pages : 152

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Le texte de la pièce, annoté. Accompagné d'informations biographiques et d'analyses littéraires.

Author: Molière
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Category : Arranged marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Monsieur Ardin, the imaginary invalid, is a thoroughgoing hypochondriac. His daughter, Angelique, is in love with Cleante. But Ardin insists that she shall marry the son of a doctor and a doctor himself, Thomas Defois. Toinette, the maid and Beralde, Ardin's brother, do everything possible to dissuade Ardin in his determination to marry Angelique to the stupid Thomas. Beline, Ardin's shrewish wife, is determined that Angelique shall become a nun so that there will be no one but she, Beline, to inherit Ardin's estate. By many tricks, Toinette and Beralde show up Beline as the mercenary she is and the doctors as the fools they are. --From publisher's description.

Author: Molière
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Category : Bilingual books
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Author: Molière
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ISBN: 9781406501438
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Large Format for easy reading. Last work of the famous french theatre writer, director and actor, considered one of the masters of comic satire.

Author: Molière
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Languages : fr
Pages : 136

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