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200 14$aThe public mirror$b[electronic resource] $eMolie?re and the social commerce of depiction /$fLarry F. Norman
210   $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1999
215   $a1 online resource (235 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart One. Creation -- $tPart Two. Recognition -- $tPart Three. Dramaturgy -- $tConclusion -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex
330   $aThough 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.
606   $aAuthors, French
610   $adepiction, depicting, jean-baptiste poquelin, moliere, satire, satirical comedy, literature, literary studies, playwright, social commerce, society, genre, caricature, castigation, theater, theatre, effectiveness, comedies, france, french writings, insightful, aesthetics, history, historical contexts, images, imagery, stage, performance, dramatic conflict, comic dialogue, representation, criticism, interpretation, reflexivity, dramaturgy.
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