L'Art de Regner is a tragi-comedy by Gillet de La Tessonerie, first
published in 1645. It is unusual in that structurally each of its five
acts is a separate playlet. The sub-title, Le Sage Gouverneur, refers to
the role of a royal tutor, probably meant to be the duc de Bassompierre,
to whom the play is dedicated. Each playlet is prefaced by a lesson from
the tutor, and the complete play is concluded by the young prince's
words of gratitude for his dramatic education.