Monsieur De Pourceaugnac
by Molière
- First published
- 1669
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Monsieur De Pourceaugnac" by Molière is a three-act comédie-ballet first performed in 1669 before King Louis XIV. When the provincial Monsieur de Pourceaugnac arrives to marry Julie, he doesn't know she's already in love with another man. Julie and her beloved Éraste enlist a cunning schemer to sabotage the unwanted marriage through an escalating series of clever deceptions. This comedy-ballet combines spoken dialogue with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and became one of Molière's greatest successes.
- French drama
- Molière, 1622-1673
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #7009. Monsieur De Pourceaugnac on Wikipedia.
