Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is a comedic play by Molière that satirizes social climbing and pretentiousness in 17th-century French bourgeois society.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Bourgeois gentilhomme canonical | 4 |
| Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (stage role) | 1 |
| The Bourgeois Gentleman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Context triple: [Molière, notableWork, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme]
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A.
Les Précieuses ridicules
Les Précieuses ridicules is a one-act satirical comedy by Molière that mocks the affected manners and pretentious language of Parisian salon society in the 17th century.
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B.
Le Malade imaginaire
Le Malade imaginaire is a 1673 comedic play by Molière that satirizes hypochondria and the medical profession through the story of a wealthy, obsessively ill man.
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C.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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D.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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E.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Target entity description: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is a comedic play by Molière that satirizes social climbing and pretentiousness in 17th-century French bourgeois society.
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A.
Les Précieuses ridicules
Les Précieuses ridicules is a one-act satirical comedy by Molière that mocks the affected manners and pretentious language of Parisian salon society in the 17th century.
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B.
Le Malade imaginaire
Le Malade imaginaire is a 1673 comedic play by Molière that satirizes hypochondria and the medical profession through the story of a wealthy, obsessively ill man.
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C.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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D.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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E.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Molière ⓘ |
| character |
Cléonte
ⓘ
Covielle ⓘ Dorante ⓘ Dorimène ⓘ Lucile ⓘ Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ
surface form:
Madame Jourdain
Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ Nicole ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Molière ⓘ |
| depicts | French bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1670-10-14 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Château de Chambord ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy |
troupe of the Duke of Orléans
ⓘ
surface form:
Troupe du Roi
|
| firstPresentedTo | French court ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
comédie-ballet ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
opera adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasForm |
prose
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Monsieur Jourdain ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourgeois Gentleman
The Pretentious Young Ladies ⓘ
surface form:
The Middle-Class Gentleman
|
| includes |
ballet sequences
ⓘ
musical interludes ⓘ |
| influenced | later European comic theatre ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries |
Les Précieuses ridicules
ⓘ
surface form:
Molière’s comedies of manners
|
| literaryMovement | Classicism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class distinction
ⓘ
pretentiousness ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Que diable allait-il faire dans cette galère ?" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French classical theatre ⓘ |
| satirizes |
bourgeois attempts to imitate nobility
ⓘ
social pretension ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th-century France ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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