The Greatest French Plays of All Time

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
999 Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand 1897 French French
1189 Tartuffe Molière 1664 French French
1282 Antigone Jean Anouilh 1944 French French
1285 No Exit Jean Paul Sartre 1944 French French
1560 The Works of Moliere Molière 1666 French French
1661 Rameau's Nephew Denis Diderot 1761 French French
1789 Le Mariage De Figaro Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais 1784 French French
2060 The Complete Plays of Jean Racine Jean Racine 1677 French French
2098 Plays Pierre Corneille 1641 French French
2303 The Complete Writings of Alfred de Musset Alfred de Musset 1907 French French
2562 Three plays Paul Claudel 1912 French French
2683 Phèdre Jean Racine 1677 French French
3100 In The Solitude Of Cotton Fields Bernard-Marie Koltès 1986 French French
3390 The Misanthrope Molière 1666 French French
3574 The Satin Slipper Paul Claudel 1929 French French
4428 The Bald Soprano Eugène Ionesco 1950 French French
5237 The Imaginary Invalid Molière 1673 French French
5345 The Flies Jean Paul Sartre 1943 French French
5996 Le Cid Pierre Corneille 1637 French French
6821 Don Juan Molière 1665 French French
6897 The Would-Be Gentleman Molière 1670 French French
7052 The Miser Molière 1668 French French
7089 Lorenzaccio Alfred de Musset 1834 French French
7313 Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1968 French Unknown
7472 The Island Of Slaves Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1725 French French
7477 Tiger At The Gates Jean Giraudoux 1935 French French
8543 Bérénice Jean Racine 1670 French French
12978 Andromache Jean Racine 1667 French French
13001 The School for Wives Molière 1662 French French
13250 The Chairs Eugène Ionesco 1952 French French
13254 The Balcony Jean Genet 1957 French French
13354 The Illusion Pierre Corneille 1636 French French
13362 The Game Of Love And Chance Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1730 French French
13497 Mark Antony Robert Garnier 1578 French French
13497 Juives Robert Garnier 1583 French French
13497 Polyeucte Pierre Corneille 1643 French French
13497 Nicomède Pierre Corneille 1651 French French
13497 Horace Pierre Corneille 1640 French French
13497 Cinna Pierre Corneille 1641 French French
13497 Rodogune Pierre Corneille 1644 French French
13497 The Learned Ladies Molière 1672 French French
13497 School For Husbands Molière 1661 French French
13497 The Precious Ridiculous Molière 1659 French French
13497 Britannicus Jean Racine 1669 French French
13497 Athaliah Jean Racine 1691 French French
13497 Selected Works Alfred Jarry 1901 French French
13497 The Infernal Machine And Other Works Jean Cocteau 1934 French French
13497 Eurydice Jean Anouilh 1941 French French
13449 The Dispute Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1744 French French
13449 Happy Days Samuel Beckett 1961 French English
14150 An Italian Straw Hat Eugène Labiche 1851 French French
14166 Le Dindon Georges Feydeau 1896 French French
14371 Four Plays Jean Giraudoux 1967 French French
14371 Becket Jean Anouilh 1959 French French
14371 The Rehearsal Jean Anouilh 1950 French French
14371 The Lesson Eugène Ionesco 1951 French French
14371 Amédée Eugène Ionesco 1954 French French
14371 Victims Of Duty Eugène Ionesco 1953 French French
14371 Selected Writings Antonin Artaud 1947 French French