Monsieur De Pourceaugnac (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419134944)

Monsieur De Pourceaugnac is a play written by the French playwright, Moliere, also known as Jean Baptiste Poquelin. The play was first performed in 1669 and is a comedy that satirizes the French aristocracy and their obsession with social status and wealth.The play revolves around the character of Monsieur De Pourceaugnac, a wealthy but naive man from Limoges who travels to Paris to marry a young woman named Julie. However, Julie's father and his scheming friends use the opportunity to play a series of pranks on Monsieur De Pourceaugnac, including convincing him that he has been poisoned and that he is being pursued by a group of doctors and lawyers.Through these pranks, the play exposes the hypocrisy and corruption of the French aristocracy, as well as their willingness to use and abuse those they consider beneath them. Monsieur De Pourceaugnac is portrayed as a sympathetic character who is ultimately able to see through the deception and stand up for himself.Overall, Monsieur De Pourceaugnac is a witty and entertaining play that offers a sharp critique of French society in the 17th century. It remains a popular work of French literature and is often performed in theaters and studied in schools and universities.2ND PHY. Heaven forbid, Sir, that it should enter my thoughts to add anything to what you have just been saying! You have discoursed too well on all the signs, symptoms, and causes of this gentleman's disease. The arguments you have used are so learned and so delicate that it is impossible for him not to be mad and hypochondriacally melancholic; or, were he not, that he ought to become so, because of the beauty of the things you have spoken, and of the justness of your reasoning. Yes, Sir, you have graphically depicted, graphice depinxisti, everything that appertains to this disease.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Jean-Baptiste Moliere
ISBN-10: 1419134949
ISBN-13: 9781419134944
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2004
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 9.12h x 7.58w x 0.18d