Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 219 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste Wall, Charles Heron Wall, C. H. (Charles Heron) Heron-Wall, C. (Charles) The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques) E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Lee Chew Hung, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques)" by Molière is a theatrical play written during the late 17th century, a period marked by the flourishing of French classical theatre. This work, characterized as a comedic play, revolves around themes of love, rivalry, and the superficiality of courtly life. It reflects the customs of its time, particularly the grandeur expected in royal entertainments under Louis XIV's reign. The plot follows the love entanglements of the princess Eriphyle, who is courted by two rival princes, Iphicrates and Timocles, as well as a general named Sostratus. Caught between the affections of these suitors, the narrative unfolds with comedic misunderstandings and astrological musings expressed through the character of Anaxarchus, an astrologer. As the princes vie for Eriphyle's attention with extravagant displays, Sostratus harbors his own secret love for her but feels unworthy due to his lower social status. The play culminates in divine intervention when Eriphyle is led by the goddess Venus to choose Sostratus as her husband, illustrating the complexities of love amidst the expectations of wealth and status in a royal setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Courtship -- Drama French drama -- 17th century -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 106810 2025-08-03T10:11:28.170066 text/html 105835 2009-01-07T17:32:04 text/html 125471 2025-08-03T10:11:34.729050 application/epub+zip 125015 2025-08-03T10:11:31.575088 application/epub+zip 90654 2025-08-03T10:11:30.309131 application/epub+zip 309549 2025-08-03T10:11:36.767024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297953 2025-08-03T10:11:33.922072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262766 2022-09-04T04:24:33.363076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83211 2025-08-03T10:11:27.667105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82956 2009-01-07T17:33:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82963 2009-01-07T17:33:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21337 2025-08-03T10:11:36.930064 application/rdf+xml 19911 2025-08-03T10:11:30.813061 image/jpeg 4250 2025-08-03T10:11:30.553082 image/jpeg 30908 2009-01-07T17:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 33775 2009-01-07T17:35:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 30906 2009-01-07T17:36:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 123129 2025-08-03T10:11:28.179080 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