The Misanthrope | Topics for Further Study

Moliere was a key figure in seventeenth-century French drama. Learn more about other areas of French literature in the seventeenth-century, such as poetry, fiction, or nonfiction prose. Who are the key figures of the genre, and what are some of their major works? What general concerns and literary values characterize French literature of this period?

Moliere's lifetime coincided with the Baroque period in the arts. Learn more about the Baroque period in art or architecture. What specific elements characterized Baroque? Who were some of the major artists and architects of the...

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