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Definition of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
1. Noun. French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Literary usage of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"MOLIÈRE (1622-1673), to give Jean Baptiste Poquelin the stage name which he chose,
for some undiscovered reason, to assume, was born in Paris, ..."
2. How to Appreciate the Drama: An Elementary Treatise on Dramatic Art by Thomas Littlefield Marble (1914)
"Frontispiece William Shakespeare 23 Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 33 Richard
Brinsley Sheridan 43 David Garrick 53 Oliver Goldsmith 67 Edmund Kean 73 ..."
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