The Cambridge Companion to Moliere (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521546656 ISBN 13: 9780521546652

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

A broad and detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion examines Molière's life and career, his theatres, comedy and satire in his plays, and his innovative comédies-ballets.

About the Author:

David Bradby is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521546656
• ISBN 13: 9780521546652
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Bradby David, Calder Andrew