Moliere and the Comedy of Intellect
Author: J. D. Hubert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0520335309
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: J. D. Hubert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0520335309
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Judd David Hubert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1962-01-01
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780520025202
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: J.D. Hubert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
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Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Judd David Hubert
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Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780758144812
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Andrew Calder
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2000-12-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0567042782
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The history of ideas provides an important means of understanding and reinterpreting the literature of the past; and in this study Dr. Calder demonstrates the illumination that this informed approach brings to the comedies of MoliFre. In the course of this study, the author outlines a fresh theory of classical comedy which applies to the works of other French writers of the 17th century; and the historical reinterpretations of MoliFre's two most difficult plays -- Le Tartuffe and Dom Juan -- break entirely new ground.Although this is a work which specialists will admire, it is also intended to serve as an introduction to MoliFre and French classical comedy at large and will be of considerable value to younger students and readers of MoliFre in general.
Author: James F. Gaines
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2002-11-30
Total Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 031307657X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622, the French playwright Moli^D`ere became one of the most influential dramatists of the 17th century. His comedies shaped the development of theater in Europe, inspired his contemporaries in England, and left a lasting dramatic legacy after his death in 1673. Moli^D`re has also inspired a vast body of scholarship, and recent work has dispelled many of the myths surrounding his career. This reference provides English-speaking readers with a current and comprehensive guide to his life and works. Hundreds of A-Z entries cover topics related to his life, works, and theatrical career, including: Plays; Individual characters; Historical persons; Allusions; Influences; Cultural institutions; And much more. This scrupulously researched volume relies on verifiable facts, giving scant attention to the romantic fiction surrounding the playwright. Many of the entries list works for further reading. A chronology outlines the chief events of Moli^D`re's life and his contributions to the stage. The volume concludes with a bibliography.
Author: Gerry McCarthy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-06-29
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1134967438
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Michael S. Koppisch
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780838640098
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In critical readings of ten of Moliere's most important plays, this book argues that a rivalry that endangers order by collapsing differences structures the works and provides a key to their understanding. Moliere's great comic characters all want desperately something that they cannot have. The objects of their desire may vary, but the presence of desire itself remains a constant. In L'Ecole des femmes. Amolphe wants, above all, to avoid cuckoldry. The title character in Dom Juan covets women. The bourgeois Monsieur Jourdain does all in his power to become a gentleman in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, and the eponymous character in George Dandin views his woes as the price of an ill-fated marriage that he had hoped would elevate him to noble rank. Le malade imaginaire, Argan, has a seemingly crazy desire to be sick. The list could go on.
Author: Robert Barton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-09-29
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 1135258384
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Style is a journey from tourist to native. It is living in the world of the play, not just visiting it." - from Chapter One Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make Style for Actors 2nd Edition their constant companion. Robert Barton has completely updated his award winning handbook for the 21st century with contemporary references and up-to-date illustrations. This is the definitive guide to roles in historical drama. The past is a foreign country, and this outstanding book is concerned with exploring it from the actor’s point of view. Specific guides range from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Georgian theatre to more contemporary stylings, including Futurism, Surrealism and Postmodernism. Barton takes great care to present the actor with the roles and genres that will most commonly confront them. His analysis moves from entire genres to specific scenes and characters. A huge resource of nearly 150 practical exercises helps a newfound understanding of style to make the leap from page to performance.