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Of All The French Dramatists, It Is Moliere (1622–73) Who Had The Greatest Sense Of Fun And He Who, Single-handed, Transformed Earthbound Comedy Into Art. The Misanthrope, A Drama Of True Love Unrequited, Is His Knowledge Masterpiece. As The Portrait Of A Man Doomed To A Social Wilderness Because He Cannot Bow To Convention Nor Compromise His Principles, It Is A Comedy Taken At The Limit Where Laughter Touches On Grief. Also In This Volume Are Tartuffe, The First Great Comedy Of Human Obsession (in This Case, Religion) The Imaginary Invalid, A Joyful And Absurd Burlesque On The Doctor-patient Relationship A Doctor In Spite Of Himself, Moliere's Most Famous Farce And The Sicilian, A Comedy-ballet.
Of All The French Dramatists, It Is Moliere (1622–73) Who Had The Greatest Sense Of Fun And He Who, Single-handed, Transformed Earthbound Comedy Into Art. The Misanthrope, A Drama Of True Love Unrequited, Is His Knowledge Masterpiece. As The Portrait Of A Man Doomed To A Social Wilderness Because He Cannot Bow To Convention Nor Compromise His Principles, It Is A Comedy Taken At The Limit Where Laughter Touches On Grief. Also In This Volume Are Tartuffe, The First Great Comedy Of Human Obsession (in This Case, Religion) The Imaginary Invalid, A Joyful And Absurd Burlesque On The Doctor-patient Relationship... Read More