Alain-René Lesage Writer

Alain-René Lesage (French pronunciation: ​[alɛ̃ ʁəne ləsaʒ]; 6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks (1707, Le Diable boiteux), his comedy Turcaret (1709), and his picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715–1735).

Personal facts

Alain-René Lesage
Birth dateMay 06, 1668
Birth place
Sarzeau
Date of deathNovember 17, 1747
Place of death
Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Writer

influenced by
Molière
Commedia dell'arte

Topical connections

Arthur III Duke of BrittanyRoyalty
Allan Ramsay Writer
Carl GyllenborgPolitician
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-HilaireScientist
Denis DiderotPhilosopher

Alain-René Lesage on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://abu.cnam.fr/cgi-bin/go?gilblas1
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=kSgrAAAAYAAJ&dq=intitle%3Alesage%20intitle%3Afoire%20inauthor%3Abarberet&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false
  3. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N009897
  4. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N070764
  5. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N080493
  6. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N080494
  7. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N082252
  8. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N088834
  9. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N088837
  10. http://gallica.bnf.fr/document?O=N088838