Molière, a playwright and his audience / W.D. Howarth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howarth, W. D. (William Driver)

Series:

Major European authors

Major European authors.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Molière, 1622-1673--Criticism and interpretation.

Molière.

Molière, 1622-1673.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 325 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.

Summary:

This study explores the evolution of Moli re's comedy as a careful amalgamation of comedy and philosophical satire.

Contents:

Part I The Background

1 The formation of an actor

2 A playwright and his audience

3 Comic drama before Molière

Part II The Plays

4 The legacy of farce

5 Comedy and character

6 Laughter and 'le rire dans l'ame'

7 From satire to comedy of ideas

8 Comedy and ballet

Part III The Aesthetic of Comedy

9 The playwright as poet

10 Molière's comic vision

Translation of French passages quotes.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 316-319.

ISBN:

0521244250 :

OCLC:

7948068