Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 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) Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. English The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman Produced by Charles Franks, Delphine Lettau and the people at DP "The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman" by Molière is a comedic play written in the late 17th century. This work centers around Monsieur Jourdain, a wealthy shopkeeper aspiring to rise in social status. Through his attempts to adopt the manners and attitudes of the aristocracy, he becomes a target for satire, highlighting the absurdities of social pretensions and class distinctions. The opening of the play introduces us to Mr. Jourdain, who is surrounded by various masters he has hired to teach him music, dancing, and fencing, demonstrating his eagerness to cultivate a genteel lifestyle. Dialogue among the musicians and dancers reveals their mixed feelings about Jourdain's lack of true artistic appreciation juxtaposed with his financial support. As the scene unfolds, we see Jourdain eagerly anticipating the arrival of guests, revealing his ignorance and naivety in trying to impress those of higher status, setting the stage for the comedic misunderstandings and social commentary that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays French drama Middle class -- France -- Drama France -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Drama PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 174773 2025-08-03T10:54:34.932733 text/html 174674 2025-01-10T23:11:45.346391 text/html 129062 2025-08-03T10:54:41.251702 application/epub+zip 129615 2025-08-03T10:54:37.571718 application/epub+zip 118128 2025-08-03T10:54:36.483717 application/epub+zip 284861 2025-08-03T10:54:43.886165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267903 2025-08-03T10:54:40.528698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229694 2022-09-04T05:21:10.758152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137325 2025-08-03T10:54:34.629736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137048 2013-04-17T19:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137039 2013-04-17T19:16:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20904 2025-08-03T10:54:44.023158 application/rdf+xml 15105 2025-08-03T10:54:36.975703 image/jpeg 3837 2025-08-03T10:54:36.727721 image/jpeg 48582 2013-04-17T19:16:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 48532 2013-04-17T19:16:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 125405 2025-08-03T10:54:34.946712 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia