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Fagan
1702–1755
An 18th-century French playwright with a knack for comedy, he wrote for the lively world of Parisian theater and is often remembered under the name Fagan de Lugny. His plays and opéras-comiques capture the wit, rhythm, and stage energy of their time.
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La Pupille
by Fagan
About the author
Born in Paris on March 31, 1702, Barthélemy-Christophe Fagan became known as a French dramatist and was also called Fagan de Lugny. Modern library and reference records consistently identify him as a playwright, and his surviving works show how closely he was tied to the theatrical culture of 18th-century Paris.
Fagan wrote comedies and pieces for the théâtre de la Foire, the popular fairground stages that helped shape French comic theater. Catalog and bibliographic sources connect his name with comedies, parades, and opéra-comique, suggesting a writer comfortable with lively plots, performance, and audience appeal rather than solemn literary display.
He died in Paris in 1755. Although he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his work still appears in library collections, scholarly editions, and theater histories, keeping his place in the story of French stage comedy.