The Molière 1622-1673 creator Jones, Philip Dwight text utu 2001 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Middle-Class Gentleman" by Molière is a five-act comédie-ballet first performed in 1670 before the court of Louis XIV. The play satirizes social climbing through Monsieur Jourdain, a middle-aged merchant's son desperately trying to become an aristocrat. He hires teachers in fencing, dancing, and philosophy, making a fool of himself at every turn. When he refuses to let his daughter marry her middle-class beloved, insisting on a nobleman instead, a clever scheme unfolds involving an elaborate Turkish disguise that plays perfectly to his absurd ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Bourgeois_gentilhomme Release date is 2001-12-01 Produced by Philip Dwight Jones, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Comedy plays French drama Middle class -- France -- Drama France -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2992 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2992 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133106.0 2992