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The reading of theatrical works is a separate exercise with its own particularities.
If you are a beginner in this field and wish to forge a first literary base, here are some guidelines to orient you.
Today we will start by looking at classical French works.
We speak of classical texts for texts generally going in a repertoire between the 16th century and the end of the 19th century.
Let's start with the classic of classics, namely Molière.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière is THE French playwright of the classical theater.
Here is a small selection of his works that you will find in all bookstores and libraries:
- Les Précieuses ridicules, 1659
- L'Ecole des femmes, 1662
- Dom Juan, 1665
- The Misanthrope, 1666
- L'Avare, 1668
- The Tartuffe, 1669
- Les Fourberies de Scapin, 1670
- Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, 1670
- Les Femmes savantes, 1672
- Le Malade imaginaire, 1673
Pierre Corneille, is also a great French playwright of the 17th century.
- Médée, 1635
- L'Illusion comique, 1636
- Le Cid, 1637
Jean Racine is a French playwright of the 17th century
- Britannicus, 1669
- Berenice, 1670
- Phèdre, 1677
Pierre Carlet, known as Marivaux is a French playwright of the 18th century.
- La Double Inconstance, 1723
- Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard, 1730
- Les Fausses Confidences, 1737
Alfred de Musset is a 19th century French playwright
- The Caprices of Marianne, 1833
- On ne badine pas avec l'amour, 1834
Edmond Rostand is a French playwright of the late 19th century
- Cyrano de Bergerac, 1897
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