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Bezig met laden... The Misanthrope and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)door Molière
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Satirical plays by the French playwright who lived about a generation after Shakespeare. He uses stock characters, and places them in ridiculous situations, in order to mock the institutions of man. The church, the state, science, and the arts all get theirs sooner or later. This anthology contains five of his plays, including some of the better known such as The Misanthrope, The Imaginary Invalid, and Tartuffe. A prologue to The Imaginary Invalid (which I've never actually seen done in production that I can remember) is a tribute to King Louis XIV; an alternate prologue that actually relates to the play, is also supplied, so audiences that are no longer amazed by the feats of the King of France in 1673 can dispense with that prologue and perform the much shorter, more relevant prologue. It does serve to remind one of how tied to patrons (including kings) the arts were even back then, so that authors such as Moliere and Shakespeare had to couch any criticism of the state in careful language. Enjoyable reading. ( ) Each of the works in this collection has it's own character and unique fun, but taken together, they have a common themes of a foolish antagonist, innocent lovers who must resort to trickery to be together, or the impudent maid. While they are certainly fun to read, I imagine that Molière's plays are even more fun to see on the stage. For reviews of the individual plays, click on the following links: The Misanthrope, The Sicilian, Tartuffe, A Doctor in Spite of Himself, and The Imaginary Invalid. My first exposure to Moliere. I wasn't sure what to expect but the fairly bawdy subject matter took me a little by surprise as did the common theme in all five plays of marrying off the daughter. I got some insights into the values and standards in French society of the 1600's but the themes were closer to the Carry On movies than Shakespeare. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The Misanthrope, Moliere's richly sophisticated comic drama is accompanied in this volume by The Would-be Gentleman, another tale of a dangerously deluded and obsessive hero. Tartuffe dares to take on the subject of religious hypocrisy. Also included are Such Foolish Affected Ladies and Those Learned Ladies, both newly translated for this edition. Finally, The Doctor Despite Himself is a hilarious example of Moliere's long-standing vendetta against the medical profession. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)842.4Literature French French drama Classic period 1600–1715LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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