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Molière on Stage: What’s So Funny?

By Robert W. Goldsby

Book information

Publisher
Anthem Press
Year
2012
ISBN
0857284428, 9780857284426
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4118291 bytes)
Series
Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance
Pages
222\223
Time added
2017-05-27 12:45:24
Direction & Production;Theater;Performing Arts;Art

Description

‘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.

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