The Impromptu of Versailles

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Molière
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
various theatrical adaptations
gptkbp:adapted_into ballet adaptations
opera adaptations
gptkbp:author gptkb:Molière
gptkbp:characteristics satirical humor
social commentary
witty dialogue
character-driven plot
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received by contemporaries
considered a classic of French literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects 17th-century French society
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkbp:historical_context influenced by the Enlightenment ideas
depicts the cultural life of the French court
reflects the absolutism of the French monarchy
set during the reign of Louis XIV
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Impromptu of Versailles
gptkbp:influenced subsequent French comedies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:musical
gptkb:Italian_commedia_dell'arte
gptkb:French_farce
satirical comedy
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Dorante
gptkb:Madame_Jourdain
gptkb:Monsieur_Jourdain
gptkb:Cléonte
gptkbp:notable_performance performed at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
performed at the Odéon-Théâtre de l' Europe
performed by Comédie-Française
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a man of the world."
" The heart has its reasons that reason knows not."
" I am not a fool, I am a philosopher."
" What a strange thing is love!"
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:French
gptkbp:performance performed at the Palace of Versailles
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:theater_festivals
schools
community theaters
gptkbp:premiere_date 1663
gptkbp:published_by 1663
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Versailles
gptkbp:theme gptkb:class
gptkb:military_operation
love