1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827185903321

Autore

McCarthy Gerry

Titolo

The theatres of Moliere / / Gerry McCarthy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-96744-6

1-280-14058-5

0-203-99395-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Theatre Production Studies

Disciplina

792.9/5/094409032

Soggetti

French drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Street and stage; Education: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin at the College de Clermont; Farceurs: Old French Farce and  commedia dell'arte; Country manners; L'cole des femmes and the form of comedy; The court dramatist; Stages; Scenes and costumes; Acting; The town playhouse at the Palais-Royal; The polite audience; Behaviour reviewed:  Le Misanthrope at the Palais-Royal; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.