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| 0625-6232-01 | The Complete Moliere I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
The course will analyze Moliere’s plays, from the first simple farces to the great sophisticated comedies. We will deal with his life as an actor and company manager and with his relationship with the public and with the authorities. We will focus on the social and religious criticism in his works, on his perception and treatment of women in French society and on his non-compliance with the rules of classic dramaturgy. The plays will be considered within the historical and social context in which they were written and performed. The lectures will be illustrated with films and students will be asked to present and read some of the dialogues.
FIRST SEMESTER
1-Introduction –situation of the theatre in France in the beginning of the 17th Century.
2-The rules of classic dramaturgy.
3- Travelling in France.
4-First farces.
5-L’Etourdi 1654
6-Le Dépit Amoureux 1655
7-Les Précieuses Ridicules 1659
8- L’Ecole des Maris 1661
9-L’Ecole des Femmes 1662
10-La critique de l’Ecole des Femmes 1663
11- L’Impromptu de Versailles 1663
12- Tartuffe 1664 -1669
13- Tartuffe (continued)
14-Dom Juan 1665
FIRST SEMESTER
1-Introduction –situation of the theatre in France in the beginning of the 17th Century.
2-The rules of classic dramaturgy.
3- Travelling in France.
4-First farces.
5-L’Etourdi 1654
6-Le Dépit Amoureux 1655
7-Les Précieuses Ridicules 1659
8- L’Ecole des Maris 1661
9-L’Ecole des Femmes 1662
10-La critique de l’Ecole des Femmes 1663
11- L’Impromptu de Versailles 1663
12- Tartuffe 1664 -1669
13- Tartuffe (continued)
14-Dom Juan 1665