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Book Complete Plays

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anton Chekhov
  • Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
  • Release : 2007-11-27
  • ISBN : 9780393330694
  • Pages : 1128 pages

Download or read book Complete Plays written by Anton Chekhov and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-11-27 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most complete collection of the Russian playwright's repertoire."—Vogue This stunning new translation presents the only truly complete edition of the plays of one of the greatest dramatists in history. Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally and beloved for their brilliant wit and understanding of the human condition.This volume contains work never previously translated, including the newly discovered farce The Power of Hypnotism, the first version of Ivanov, Chekhov's early humorous dialogues, and a description of lost plays and those Chekhov intended to write but never did.

Book 101 Defenses

Download or read book 101 Defenses written by Jerome S. Blackman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheets also included in pamphlet: Quick definitions of 101 defenses in approximate order of their first appearance during development -- Defense constellations characteristic of neurosis -- Defense constellations characteristic of borderline and psychosis -- Psychoanalytic diagnostic developmental considerations.

Book MLN

Download or read book MLN written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides image and full-text online access to back issues. Consult the online table of contents for specific holdings.

Book Moliere  by Hallam Walker

Download or read book Moliere by Hallam Walker written by Hallam Walker and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theatrical value of the seventeenth-century comedies is the central concern of a critical-biographical study of Moliere.

Book Twayne s World Authors Series

Download or read book Twayne s World Authors Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cambridge Companion to Moliere

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Moliere written by David Bradby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-14 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Women and Irony in Moli  re s Comedies of Marriage

Download or read book Women and Irony in Moli re s Comedies of Marriage written by John D. Lyons and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about how Molière, France's most celebrated author of comedies, made something strikingly new out of the traditional comedy plot of thwarted courtship. Though justly celebrated for his mastery of physical comedy and farce, one of Molière's key moves was to pay attention to the way women could use language. Seventeenth-century France was a time when speaking well became exceptionally important, and in this arena women were the trend-setters. Among the most important places to display taste and social skills were the salons, gatherings presided over by women. Yet women still enjoyed little in the way of rights, particularly regarding a central decision in their lives: the choice of a husband. French regulations of marriage contracts became increasingly restrictive, largely to the detriment of women. To draw attention to their plight, women novelists and essayists presented case studies in how men and women misunderstood one another, how women were coerced to wed, how marriages could become nightmares, and how courtships could fail. Against this fraught social background Molière showed women using one of the few assets they had, their mastery of words, and in particular the rhetoric of irony, to frustrate the plans of fathers, guardians, and other authority figures. The comedies discussed here include very well-known plays such as The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The Learned Ladies, The School for Wives and Don Juan, and also less known but revealing and thought-provoking works such as The School for Husbands, George Dandin and Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.

Book Shakespeare  Jonson  Moli  re

Download or read book Shakespeare Jonson Moli re written by Nicholas Grene and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985-06-18 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Turkish French Relations

Download or read book Turkish French Relations written by Aurélien Denizeau and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-02 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores both the history and current diplomatic and foreign policy challenges in Turkish-French relations. By critically analyzing Turkish and French government and archival documents, as well as other primary sources, it reviews the evolution of Turkish-French relations and offers a better understanding of various diplomatic issues, foreign policy decisions, and geopolitical questions. Furthermore, it sheds new light on the significance of domestic political demands for foreign policy decisions and the importance of mutual perceptions in shaping the two countries’ relations. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which studies the history of Turkish-French relations, including the Ottoman Empire’s trade relations with France, France’s relations with the modern Republic of Turkey, and relations during the Cold War and its aftermath. The second part analyzes various dimensions, including diplomatic challenges, the two countries’ foreign policy concepts, geopolitical aspects, economic and trade relations, and their cultural relationship. In turn, the third part presents case studies on more specific issues related to Franco-Turkish relations, including Turkey’s EU accession process, the Armenian and Kurdish issues, and French and Turkish perspectives on the MENA region.

Book Amour et Raison   L Appel de l Enfance

Download or read book Amour et Raison L Appel de l Enfance written by Ernst Delma and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amour et Raison, roman en deux tomes, est en quelque sorte une divagation artificielle et émotionelle mettant en exergue un sentimentalisme truffé de philosophie ou une philosophie vêtue de banalités nécessaires à la survie quotidienne de l'Homme. Une 'hémorragie de l'imagination' dirait Jules Verne, conçue autour d'un discernement à la fois concret et abstrait de l'amour, une approche plutôt élaborée de la raison dans un univers déconcertant et déconcerté, aspirant fortement à l'amour et à la raison puis ballotté entre les deux. C'est l'histoire d'un amour à la fois matériel et immatériel des autres, du pays natal et ultimement de soi-même. Le souffle du roman étant placé entre autres à Jacmel, relate plus que l'histoire d'un passé Jacmélien. S'il le fait, ce passé reste encore présent par sa vivacité même dans l'esprit Jacmélien. C'est de préférence le compte rendu nostalgique d'un passé qui se veut présent et éternel, et qui est propre à Jacmel.

Book Moliere

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Calder
  • Publisher : A&C Black
  • Release : 2000-12-01
  • ISBN : 1847142710
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Moliere written by Andrew Calder and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of ideas provides an important means of understanding and reinterpreting the literature of the past; and in this study Dr. Calder demonstrates the illumination that this informed approach brings to the comedies of MoliFre. In the course of this study, the author outlines a fresh theory of classical comedy which applies to the works of other French writers of the 17th century; and the historical reinterpretations of MoliFre's two most difficult plays -- Le Tartuffe and Dom Juan -- break entirely new ground.Although this is a work which specialists will admire, it is also intended to serve as an introduction to MoliFre and French classical comedy at large and will be of considerable value to younger students and readers of MoliFre in general.

Book Moli  re  A Playwright and His Audience

Download or read book Moli re A Playwright and His Audience written by William Driver Howarth and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1982-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the evolution of Molière's comedy as a careful amalgamation of comedy and philosophical satire.

Book French Literature  A Very Short Introduction

Download or read book French Literature A Very Short Introduction written by John D. Lyons and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, and extensive in time and space; appealing both to its immediate public, readers of French, and also to a global audience reached through translations and film adaptations. The first great works of this repertory were written in the twelfth century in northern France, and now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, include authors writing in many parts of the world, ranging from the Caribbean to Western Africa. French Literature: A Very Short Introduction introduces this lively literary world by focusing on texts - epics, novels, plays, poems, and screenplays - that concern protagonists whose adventures and conflicts reveal shifts in literary and social practices. From the hero of the medieval Song of Roland to the Caribbean heroines of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem or the European expatriate in Japan in Fear and Trembling, these problematic protagonists allow us to understand what interests writers and readers across the wide world of French. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Book Moli  re on Stage

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Goldsby
  • Publisher : Anthem Press
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 0857284428
  • Pages : 223 pages

Download or read book Moli re on Stage written by Robert Goldsby and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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.

Book The Gentleman s Magazine

Download or read book The Gentleman s Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Moli  re in Context

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jan Clarke
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2022-11-24
  • ISBN : 1316999424
  • Pages : 667 pages

Download or read book Moli re in Context written by Jan Clarke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to Molière's world and his afterlife, this is an accessible contextual guide for academics, undergraduates and theatre professionals alike. Interdisciplinary and diverse in scope, each chapter offers a different perspective on the social, cultural, intellectual, and theatrical environment within which Molière operated, as well as demonstrating his subsequent impact both within France and across the world. Offering fresh insight for those working in the fields of French Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and French History, Molière in Context is an exceptional tribute to the premier French dramatist on the 400th anniversary of his birth.

Book Plays  Poems  and Miscellaneous Writings associated with George Villiers  Second Duke of Buckingham

Download or read book Plays Poems and Miscellaneous Writings associated with George Villiers Second Duke of Buckingham written by Robert D. Hume and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Villiers, Second Duke of Buckingham (1628-1687) was one of the most scandalous and controversial figures of the Restoration period. He was the principal author of The Rehearsal (1671), an enormously successful burlesque play that ridiculed John Dryden and the rhymed heroic drama. Historians remember Buckingham as an opponent who helped topple Clarendon from power in 1667, as a member of the 'Cabal' government in the early 1670s, and as an ally of the Earl of Shaftesbury in the political crisis of 1678-1683. The duke was prominent among the 'court wits' (Rochester, Etherege, Sedley, Dorset, Wycherley, and their circle); he was closely associated with such writers as Butler and Cowley; he was a conspicuous champion of religious toleration and a friend of William Penn. No edition of Buckingham has been published since 1775, partly because his work presents horrendous attribution problems. He was (probably) adapter or co-author of six plays (two of them vastly successful for more than a century) including one in French that appears here in English for the first time. He is also associated with nine topical pieces (variously political, religious, and satiric) and some twenty poems of wildly varying type. The 'Buckingham' commonplace book has previously been published only in fragmentary form. Almost all of these works present major difficulties in both attribution and annotation, here seriously addressed for the first time. This edition is a companion venture to Harold Love's important edition of Rochester (OUP, 1999).