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Featured Article: Giraudoux, Jean
Giraudoux, Jean, zheer oh DOO, zhahn (1882-1944), was a prominent French playwright. See more »
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Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de
Beaumarchais, boh mahr SHEH, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-1799), a French dramatist, won fame for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro.
See more »Beckett, Samuel
Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989), was an Irish novelist, playwright, and poet.
See more »Cocteau, Jean
Cocteau, Jean, kok TOH or kawk TOH, zhahn (1889-1963), a French writer, often used his many talents to shock the public.
See more »Dumas, Alexandre, fils
Dumas, Alexandre, doo MAH, a lehk SAHN druh, fils (1824-1895), was a French writer.
See more »Genet, Jean
Genet, Jean, zhuh NAY, zhahn (1910-1986), a French author, became known for his violent, complex plays.
See more »Giraudoux, Jean
Giraudoux, Jean, zheer oh DOO, zhahn (1882-1944), was a prominent French playwright.
See more »Ionesco, Eugene
Ionesco, Eugene, yuh NEHS koh or EE uh NEHS koh, yoo zhahn (1909-1994), was a Romanian-born French playwright.
See more »Marivaux, Pierre
Marivaux, ma ree VOH, Pierre (1688-1763), was a French playwright and novelist.
See more »Moliere
Moliere, mohl YAIR (1622-1673), was the stage name of Jean Baptiste Poquelin, the greatest French writer of comedy.
See more »Musset, Alfred de
Musset, myoo SAY, Alfred de (1810-1857), was a French dramatist and poet.
See more »Racine, Jean
Racine, Jean, ruh SEEN, zhahn (1639-1699), ranks among the greatest French playwrights.
See more »Rostand, Edmond
Rostand, Edmond, raw STAHN, ehd MAWN (1868-1918), was a French playwright best known for his fourth play, Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).
See more »Sardou, Victorien
Sardou, Victorien (1831-1908), was one of the most successful French playwrights of his time.
See more »Scribe, Augustin Eugene
Scribe, Augustin Eugene, skreeb, oh goos TAN oo ZHEHN (1791-1861), was a French playwright.
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