page_title: The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island
hierarchical_section_title: The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island
caption_attribution_description: English: Frontispiece to a booklet commemorating the 7-day festival of Les Plaisirs de l&#39;Ile Enchantée, held at the Château de Versailles in May 1664, with a view of the south façade showing the new orangerie in front of it and the new stables to the right, both designed by the architect Louis Le Vau and built in 1663
context_page_description: The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island was a multi-day performance presented from 7 to 13 May 1664 to the court of King Louis XIV of France at Versailles. At the king's request, it was organized by the Duke of Saint-Aignan, who took the title from a popular episode in cantos 6–8 and 10 of the 1516 Italian epic Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, in which the knight Ruggiero becomes a prisoner of love at the sorceress Alcina's court.
  It was staged to celebrate the beginning of the building campaigns for the Chateau de Versailles with the intention to acquaint those involved in its construction—the King's wife, mother, lovers, mistresses, and family in general—to cotillon style ball and overall culture. In addition, there were about 600 invited guests.
  Molière played a large role in the organisation of festivities, which featured the premières of La Princesse d'Élide and Tartuffe.
context_section_description: The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island (French: Les plaisirs de l’Île enchantée) was a multi-day performance presented from 7 to 13 May 1664 to the court of King Louis XIV of France at Versailles. At the king's request, it was organized by the Duke of Saint-Aignan, who took the title from a popular episode in cantos 6–8 and 10 of the 1516 Italian epic Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, in which the knight Ruggiero (in French, Roger) becomes a prisoner of love at the sorceress Alcina's court.
  It was staged to celebrate the beginning of the building campaigns for the Chateau de Versailles with the intention to acquaint those involved in its construction—the King's wife, mother, lovers, mistresses, and family in general—to cotillon style ball and overall culture. In addition, there were about 600 invited guests.
  Molière played a large role in the organisation of festivities, which featured the premières of La Princesse d'Élide and Tartuffe.
caption: Frontispiece to the 1664 commemorative booklet, engraved by Israël Silvestre
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