Moliére and the Rise of Modern French Comedy
A critique of modern writers who compress literature. Jean Baptiste Poquelin later Moliére transforms French comedy by placing real people on stage, aided by Louis XIV’s protection. From theater troupe beginnings to royal favor, his life blends art, wit, and personal tragedy ending with his death in 1678.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moliére
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Jean Baptiste Paquelin
Louis XIV
de Moliére
Louis XIII
Boileau
Béjarts
France
Monarque
Coquette
Early Christian Witnesses reviewed in Expositor and others
An 1878 review covers Dr James Fleming’s Early Christian Witnesses, praising the biographical sketches of seventeen Fathers while noting limited argumentative aim. It praises Expositor volume quality, highlights editor Samuel Cox, and comments on various essays and poets in the era’s religious literature. It also discusses New Zealand war reminiscences by Tuomas W. Guparon, noting detailed narrative and colonial context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Firming
D.D
London
C. Kegan Paul and Co
Dr. Fleming
Symeon
Ignatius
Chrysostom
Augustine
Fleming
Polycarp
Irenaeus
Justin Martyr
Clement of
Rome
Expositor
Samuel Cox
Hodder and Stoughton
Job
St. Paul
Canterbury
Jeremiah
Gibb
Moses
Ministry of Angels
Wild Flowers
Satan Grant Franz
Macmillan and Co
Lord Macaulay
Ebenezer
Damen Pieper
Ebenezer Pledge
Aberdeen
England
Pledge
New Zealand
Tuomas W. Guparon
Colonial Forces
N.Z
Sampson Low
South Africa
Gudgeon
Church of England
Wesleyan