Men and Masks: A Study of Molière

by Lionel Gossman

Book Overview

Originally published in 1963. Moli re's plays rank among the great comic achievements in the history of the stage. Yet few attempts have been made to understand them as expressing the historical context of the author's time. Most frequently they have been interpreted from the point of view of purely literary history, while the characters have been seen as universal comic types. Lionel Gossman reappraises Moli re's comedy in the light of historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421430452
• ISBN13: 9781421430454
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"