Moliere Today 2
The refusal on the part of academic critics to recognize the primacy of farce in Moliere's theatre is contradicted by wide spread theatrical pracitce. These essays develop the argument that Moliere needs to be rescued from the pantheon of classical literature and put back on the Pont-Neuf with the strolling players, low-life rogues, cut-purses and clowns with whom he filled his theatre.
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Moliere Today 2
The refusal on the part of academic critics to recognize the primacy of farce in Moliere's theatre is contradicted by wide spread theatrical pracitce. These essays develop the argument that Moliere needs to be rescued from the pantheon of classical literature and put back on the Pont-Neuf with the strolling players, low-life rogues, cut-purses and clowns with whom he filled his theatre.
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Moliere Today 2

Moliere Today 2

by Michael Spingler
Moliere Today 2

Moliere Today 2

by Michael Spingler

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The refusal on the part of academic critics to recognize the primacy of farce in Moliere's theatre is contradicted by wide spread theatrical pracitce. These essays develop the argument that Moliere needs to be rescued from the pantheon of classical literature and put back on the Pont-Neuf with the strolling players, low-life rogues, cut-purses and clowns with whom he filled his theatre.

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ISBN-13: 9781135299125
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 08/08/2005
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 88
File size: 425 KB

About the Author

Michael Spingler

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Other Voice and the Seript: Re-Viewing Classical French Theatre; Chapter 2 Moliére's Dom Juan Adapted for Brecht's Berliner Ensemble; Chapter 3 Changing the Limits: Moliére, Planchon, and L'Avare; Chapter 4 Getting Down to Business in Moliére's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
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