biography
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La Chaussée, Pierre-Claude Nivelle de
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pronunciation:
[la shohsay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1692–1754)
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Paris, France. He began writing in his 40s and created the comédie larmoyante (or ‘tearful comedy’), a drama in verse form, featuring tearful sentimental scenes and happy endings. He wrote nine such plays including Le Préjugé à la mode (1735, Stylish Prejudice) and L'École des Mères (1744, Mothers' School). In 1736 he was elected a member of the Académie Française. |
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