Original: During the 17th century Pierre Corneille , Jean Racine and Molière 's plays , Blaise Pascal and René Descartes 's moral and philosophical books deeply influenced the aristocracy leaving an important heritage for the authors of the following decades .
Simplified: During the 17th century Pierre Corneille , Jean Racine and Molière 's plays and Blaise Pascal and René Descartes 's books influenced the aristocracy .