Moliére In Contextum (English) Barns & Noble

The unusual relationship between Molière and Louis XIV, and how the clever king exploited Molière’s satires to manipulate the population and the bourgeoisie. A passionate ballet dancer, he consolidated is power after his first performance “Ballet de la Nuit”. It would be after this performance that he was called le “Roi Soleil”, the Sun King.

There are excepts of Molière’s plays, from the first performed in Paris after twelve years absence, to his last. The book is available in French.