Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 152 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste L'Étourdi ou les contre-temps Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tourdi_ou_les_Contretemps https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tourdi_ou_les_Contretemps Produced by Laurent Le Guillou "L'Étourdi ou les contre-temps" by Molière is a comedy written during the mid-17th century. The play centers around the character Lélie, a young man who finds himself embroiled in romantic entanglements and rivalries, particularly concerning his love interest, Célie, and his rival, Léandre. Through witty dialogue and comedic situations, Molière explores themes of love, deception, and social norms, setting the stage for a series of misunderstandings and farcical events. At the start of the play, Lélie is engaged in a conversation with his clever servant Mascarille about his romantic rivalry with Léandre, who is also interested in Célie. Lélie expresses his frustration over the competition for Célie's affection and enlists Mascarille's help to thwart Léandre's plans. The opening scenes introduce various characters and set up the intricate web of relationships and schemes revolving around love and companionship, establishing a comedic tone that Molière is renowned for. Through rapid exchanges and humorous banter, the stage is vividly set for the ensuing chaos that arises from these romantic pursuits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays French drama -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 217564 2025-07-02T08:07:53.279375 text/html 217381 2025-01-08T21:14:02.654694 text/html 131995 2025-07-02T08:07:59.620403 application/epub+zip 134446 2025-07-02T08:07:55.059386 application/epub+zip 134445 2025-07-02T08:07:53.937397 application/epub+zip 307510 2025-07-02T08:08:02.414311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283936 2025-07-02T08:07:58.831345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240822 2022-09-02T11:00:41.508470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156195 2025-07-02T08:07:52.933434 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153342 2013-04-17T19:13:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18417 2025-07-02T08:08:02.539301 application/rdf+xml 15739 2025-07-02T08:07:54.424352 image/jpeg 4098 2025-07-02T08:07:54.179417 image/jpeg 54507 2013-04-17T19:13:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 129350 2025-07-02T08:07:53.294397 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia