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Jean Anouilh, a French dramatist, was born on June 23, 1910, and passed away on October 3, 1987. His works are characterized by profound philosophical thoughts and unique dramatic style, making him one of the most important representatives of French theater in the 20th century.

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Famous Jean Anouilh Quotes

“Don't make the mistake of believing it's enough to reproduce the realities of life.... The object of art is to give life a shape, and to do it by every conceivable artifice.”

Giving Believe Art Enough Reality Mistake Objects Shapes Art Is Reality Of Life Artifice

Book:The rehearsal: a play in three acts

Source: The rehearsal: a play in three acts

“My wife was an opera singer, you know. She bellowed her way through Wagner as a Valkyrie. I married her and made her give up the theatre, to my eternal cost. She was to go on acting for myself alone. A performance at his own expense, lasting for more than twenty years, tends to wear out your spectator.”

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Book:The Waltz of the Toreadors

Source: The Waltz of the Toreadors

“Life is very nice, but it has no shape. The object of art is actually to give it some and to do it by every artifice possible-truer than the truth.”

Giving Art Life Is Nice Objects Shapes Art Is Very Nice Artifice

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“The object of art is to give life shape.”

Giving Art Artist Objects Shapes Art Is

Book:The rehearsal: a play in three acts

Source: The rehearsal: a play in three acts

“Death is beautiful. It alone gives love its true habitat.”

Giving Beautiful Death Habitat

Author:Jean Anouilh

“Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.”

“Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.”

Life Giving Art Form Life Is Nice Aim Very Nice

Book:... Plays: Antigone. Eurydice (Legend of lovers). The ermine. The rehearsal. Romeo and Jeannette

Source: ... Plays: Antigone. Eurydice (Legend of lovers). The ermine. The rehearsal. Romeo and Jeannette

“Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.”

Giving Inspiration Poet Importance Fake People Farce

Book:Becket or the Honor of God

Source: Becket or the Honor of God

About the Author

Born: June 23, 1910
Died: October 3, 1987
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 82

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