Who was Maurice Ravel?
A. Maurice Ravel was a 20th-century French composer best known for Bolero (1928). Q. What is The Song of Roland? A. The Song of Roland is a medieval epic poem retelling the adventures of Charlemagne and his nephew Roland. Q. Who was Michel de Montaigne? A. Michel de Montaigne was a 16th-century French writer. From his reflections on his life, he published the Essays (1580-1588). Q. Who was Jean-Baptiste Molière? A. Jean-Baptiste Molière was a 17th-century French playwright, whose comedies make fun of immoderate behavior (e.g., The Misanthropeand Tartuffe). Q. Who was Jean Racine? A. Jean Racine was a 17th-century French playwright, best known for his tragedies of passion, such as Andromacheand Phaedra. Q. Who was Blaise Pascal? A. Blaise Pascal was a 17th-century French writer and scientist. His Pensées , a series of poetic and moving notes for an “Apology of the Christian Religion,” is his masterpiece. Q. Who was François-Marie Arouet Voltaire? A. Voltaire was an 18th-century French w
