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Molière's Tartuffe and the Traditions of Roman Satire by Jerry Lewis Kasparek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kasparek, Jerry Lewis.
- Series:
- North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Series
- North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Series ; v.175
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moliere, 1622-1673--Knowledge--Literature.
- Moliere, 1622-1673. Tartuffe.
- Comedy.
- Satire, French--Roman influences.
- Satire, French.
- Satire, Latin--Appreciation--France.
- Satire, Latin.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 191 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages : [distributed by University of North Carolina Press,] 1977.
- Summary:
- This study seeks to demonstrate an influential relationship between Moliere's classical reading and his character, Tartuffe. The work is divided into five sections: Introduction, The Satiric Element in "Tartuffe," Moliére's "Tartuffe," An Interpretation Based on Significant Parallels with the Traditions in Roman Satiric Literature, and Conclusion.
- Contents:
- Cover
- MOLIÈRE'S TARTUFFE AND THE TRADITIONS OF ROMAN SATIRE
- Title
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Chapter I. INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
- Review of Criticism
- Molière's Background and Association with Classical Literature
- The Relationship of Comedy and Satire
- The Comic Element in Tartuffe
- Chapter II. THE SATIRIC ELEMENT IN TARTUFFE
- Chapter III. MOLIERE'S TARTUFFE: AN INTERPRETATION BASED ON SIGNIFICANT PARALLELS WITH THE TRADITIONS OF ROMAN SATIRIC LITERATURE
- Sophrosyne and Sapientia
- The Hypocrite
- Parasite, Client and Friend
- Sejanus and the Corruption of Political Power
- Chapter IV. CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX. ADDITIONAL PARRALLELS BETWEEN TARTUFFE AND CLASSICAL LITERATURE
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 185-191.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4696-4615-3
- OCLC:
- 1080552060
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