Published in 1907, this book is a critical edition of ＂Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,＂ one of the most popular plays by the 17th-century French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known by his stage name Molière. The edition includes extensive notes on the play and its historical context, as well as a life of Molière by the editor, A.C. Clapin. This book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of French literature and theater.

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