Literature Library author
Molière
A concise guide to Molière's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
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Author overview
Molière (1622–1673) was a poet and playwright whose body of work spans drama. This writing is in French and associated with France. Major works and useful reading starting points include Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Miser, and Psyché. Key themes include hypocrisy and self-deception, money, marriage, and social ambition, and authority, medicine, and religious pretense.
Reading pathway
Begin with Tartuffe, then move to The Misanthrope, then move to The Miser.
Representative starting points
These are Literature Library reading suggestions by an IB PRL author, not titles prescribed by the IB.