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Book Synopsis The Theatres of Moliere by : Gerry McCarthy
Download or read book The Theatres of Moliere written by Gerry McCarthy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this detailed and fascinating volume, Gerry McCarthy examines the practice and method of possibly the greatest actor-dramatist, shedding new light on the dramatic intelligence and theatrical understanding of Moliere's writing.
Book Synopsis Molière, the French Revolution, and the Theatrical Afterlife by : Mechele Leon
Download or read book Molière, the French Revolution, and the Theatrical Afterlife written by Mechele Leon and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1680 until the French Revolution, when legislation abolished restrictions on theatrical enterprise, a single theatre held sole proprietorship of Molière’s works. After 1791, his plays were performed in new theatres all over Paris by new actors, before audiences new to his works. Both his plays and his image took on new dimensions. In Molière, the French Revolution, and the Theatrical Afterlife, Mechele Leon convincingly demonstrates how revolutionaries challenged the ties that bound this preeminent seventeenth-century comic playwright to the Old Regime and provided him with a place of honor in the nation’s new cultural memory. Leon begins by analyzing the performance of Molière’s plays during the Revolution, showing how his privileged position as royal servant was disrupted by the practical conditions of the revolutionary theatre. Next she explores Molière’s relationship to Louis XIV, Tartuffe, and the social function of his comedy, using Rousseau’s famous critique of Molière as well as appropriations of George Dandin in revolutionary iconography to discuss how Moliérean laughter was retooled to serve republican interests. After examining the profusion of plays dealing with his life in the latter years of the Revolution, she looks at the exhumation of his remains and their reentombment as the tangible manifestation of his passage from Ancien Régime favorite to new national icon. The great Molière is appreciated by theatre artists and audiences worldwide, but for the French people it is no exaggeration to say that the Father of French Comedy is part of their national soul. By showing how he was represented, reborn, and reburied in the new France—how the revolutionaries asserted his relevance for their tumultuous time in ways that were audacious, irreverent, imaginative, and extreme—Leon clarifies the important role of theatrical figures in preserving and portraying a nation’s history.
Download or read book Molière, Four Plays written by Molière and published by Branden Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moliere is considered the Shakespeare of France. Moliere's plays are enacted throughout the world in virtually every language, as much today as ever.
Book Synopsis The Theatres of Molière by : Gerry McCarthy
Download or read book The Theatres of Molière written by Gerry McCarthy and published by Theatre Production Studies. This book was released on 2002 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moliere's plays are the cornerstone of the French Classical dramatic repertoire. Adapted and exploited in his day by dramatists of the English Restoration, they are now again growing in popularity. In this detailed and fascinating volume, Gerry McCarthy examines the practice and method of possibly the greatest actor-dramatist. From the rough farces of Moliere's days on the road to the creation of the diverse and spectacular court entertainments on his return to Paris, McCarthy sheds new light on the dramatic intelligence and theatrical understanding of Moliere's writing for the actor. Drawing on Moliere's own brief discussions of performance and the contemporary evidence of his practice, this is a crucial addition to the debate on style and method in classical acting and on the staging of classical plays on the contemporary stage.
Book Synopsis Molière and his times: the theatre in France in the 17th century by : Karl Mantzius
Download or read book Molière and his times: the theatre in France in the 17th century written by Karl Mantzius and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Molière written by Virginia Scott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-16 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Molière was first published in 2000 and will appeal to general reader and specialists in French and Theatre Studies.
Book Synopsis Molière: A Playwright and His Audience by : William Driver Howarth
Download or read book Molière: A Playwright and His Audience written by William Driver Howarth and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1982-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the evolution of Molière's comedy as a careful amalgamation of comedy and philosophical satire.
Book Synopsis Molière on Stage by : Robert W. Goldsby
Download or read book Molière on Stage written by Robert W. Goldsby and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Molière on Stage’ takes the reader onstage, backstage and into the audience of Molière’s plays, analyzing the performance of his works in both his own time and in ours. Written by a professional stage director with over fifty years’ experience directing and translating Molière, this text explores how the playwright strove to create a communal experience of shared laughter, and investigates four key topics relating to this achievement: Molière’s early experiences that lead to his later theater experiences; his central great plays of love and lust; his comedic genius and his passion for the stage; and the final words and performances of his life.
Book Synopsis Tartuffe, and Other Plays by : Molière
Download or read book Tartuffe, and Other Plays written by Molière and published by Signet Classics. This book was released on 1967 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For contents, see Author Catalog.
Book Synopsis A History of Theatrical Art in Ancient and Modern Times: Molière and his times: the theatre in France in the 17th century by : Karl Mantzius
Download or read book A History of Theatrical Art in Ancient and Modern Times: Molière and his times: the theatre in France in the 17th century written by Karl Mantzius and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Moliere by : David Bradby
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Moliere written by David Bradby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-14 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion evokes his own theatrical career, his theatres, patrons, the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked, and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and satire. L'École des femmes, Le Tartuffe, Dom Juan, Le Misanthrope, L'Avare and Les Femmes savantes are examined from a variety of different viewpoints, and through the eyes of different ages and cultures. The comedies-ballets, a genre invented by Molière and his collaborators, are re-instated to the central position which they held in his œuvre in Molière's own lifetime; his two masterpieces in this genre, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme and Le Malade imaginaire, have chapters to themselves. Finally, the Companion looks at modern directors' theatre, exploring the central role played by productions of his work in successive 'revolutions' in the dramatic arts in France.
Book Synopsis The Misanthrope and Other Plays by : Molière
Download or read book The Misanthrope and Other Plays written by Molière and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translates seven plays of Molière and comments upon the background of each dramatization.
Book Synopsis Music and Theatre in France, 1600-1680 by : John S. Powell
Download or read book Music and Theatre in France, 1600-1680 written by John S. Powell and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the course of the 17th century, the dramatic arts reached a pinnacle of development in France; but despite the volumes devoted to the literature and theatre of the ancien régime, historians have largely neglected the importance of music and dance. This study defines the musical practices of comedy, tragicomedy, tragedy, and mythological and non-mythological pastoral drama, from the arrival of the first repertory companies in Paris until the establishment of the Comédie-Française.
Book Synopsis Around the World in 21 Plays by : Lowell Swortzell
Download or read book Around the World in 21 Plays written by Lowell Swortzell and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of plays by such authors as Moliere, August Strindberg, Langston Hughes, Susan Zeder, Wendy Kesselman, and Laurence Yep.
Download or read book The Blunderer written by Molière and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Blunderer" by Molière is a hilarious and intricate comedy filled with mistaken identities and clever schemes. Lelio and Leander, two young aristocrats, both vie for the love of Celia, a gypsy girl enslaved by the miserly Trufaldin. Lelio's quick-witted servant, Mascarille, devises various plans to help his master win Celia's heart, but Lelio's unintentional interference constantly thwarts their efforts. As the story unfolds, outrageous misunderstandings ensue, involving fake deaths, hidden identities, and romantic entanglements. With witty dialogue and comical situations, "The Blunderer" offers a delightful exploration of love, deception, and the unpredictability of human nature.
Download or read book Tartuffe written by Molière and published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1981 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Condemned and banned for five years in MoliA]re's day, "Tartuffe "is a satire on religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe worms his way into Orgon's household, blinding the master of the house with his religious "devotion," and almost succeeds in his attempts to seduce his wife and disinherit his children before the final unmasking.
Download or read book Moliere's Plays written by Molière and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is possible that Moliere wanted to avoid a contentious treatment of his new play, The Misanthrope, given the banning that Tartuffe had experienced for its criticism of the church hypocrisy. Therefore, he presented in The Misanthrope a mild comedy of superficial manners of the French aristocracy. Yet, the comedy was engaging enough to satirize adult flaws in human relationships. Despite the lack of action, adventure, and suspense, the play manages to present the audience the quirks and tics of individual characters rather than types or classes. A few characters achieve roundness, allowing readers and audiences to peek into their inner springs. Alceste, Célimène, and Philinte are ambivalent and multidimensional enough in their behavior as to keep the public guessing what their fates will be. Although Alceste -the Misanthrope- is constant in his rejection of friends, and even the world in general, his heart yearns for love. At one point, Alceste wishes to run away and live in a remote place, but not in solitude, since he wants Célimène to accompany him. From this we can conclude that what ails Alceste is ennui-he is sick of the tedious people in his circle. In the end we realize that he is more of a misfit or an eccentric than a misanthrope.
