The Cambridge Companion to Moliere

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David Bradby (Royal Holloway, University of London) Andrew Calder (University College London)

The Cambridge Companion to Moliere

David Bradby (Royal Holloway, University of London), Andrew Calder (University College London)

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Cambridge University Press
14 September 2006

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature

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.

Edited by: David Bradby (Royal Holloway University of London), Andrew Calder (University College London)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9780521546652
ISBN 10: 0521546656
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 14 September 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Bradby is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. Andrew Calder has recently retired from a Readership in the French Department at University College London.

Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Moliere

The highest compliment that one can pay to this well-written, appropriately illustrated book is that it spurs us on to revisit Moliere. These essays demonstrate the appropriateness of the focus on Moliere in the past decade, first with the creation of the admirable toutmolier.net website, then with the publication of the eminently useful Moliere Encyclopedia in 2002, and now with the Cambridge Companion. - Ronald W. Tobin, University of California, Santa Barbara