03037nam 2200625Ia 450 991082133480332120200520144314.01-282-73848-897866127384870-226-59153-010.7208/9780226591537(CKB)2670000000037802(EBL)574768(OCoLC)656841507(SSID)ssj0000426443(PQKBManifestationID)11307483(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426443(PQKBWorkID)10389917(PQKB)11230954(MiAaPQ)EBC574768(DE-B1597)535560(OCoLC)729018388(DE-B1597)9780226591537(Au-PeEL)EBL574768(CaPaEBR)ebr10409373(CaONFJC)MIL273848(PPN)256885575(EXLCZ)99267000000003780219990504d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe public mirror Moliere and the social commerce of depiction /Larry F. Norman1st ed.Chicago University of Chicago Press19991 online resource (235 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-59151-4 0-226-59152-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. Creation -- Part Two. Recognition -- Part Three. Dramaturgy -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- IndexThough much beloved and widely produced, Molière's satirical comedies pose a problem for those reading or staging his works today: how can a genre associated with biting caricature and castigation deliver engaging theater? Instead of simply dismissing social satire as a foundation for Molière's theater, as many have done, Larry F. Norman takes seriously Molière's claim that his satires are first and foremost effective theater. Pairing close readings of Molière's comedies with insightful accounts of French social history and aesthetics, Norman shows how Molière conceived of satire as a "public mirror" provoking dynamic exchange and conflict with audience members obsessed with their own images. Drawing on these tensions, Molière portrays characters satirizing one another on stage, with their reactions providing dramatic conflict and propelling comic dialogue. By laying bare his society's system of imagining itself, Molière's satires both enthralled and enraged his original audience and provide us with a crucial key to the classical culture of representation.Authors, FrenchAuthors, French.842/.4Norman Larry F1596174MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821334803321The public mirror3917439UNINA