The Blunderer

Molière, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin on January 15, 1622, in Paris, France, is one of the greatest playwrights in Western literature, widely esteemed for his mastery of comedy and satire. The blending of the learned comedia dell'arte style with the more unrestrained and farcical popular French theater of the time is a hallmark of his literary style. Molière's upbringing steeped in the milieu of ar...