The Public Mirror: Moliere and the Social Commerce of Depiction

The Public Mirror: Moliere and the Social Commerce of Depiction

by Larry Norman (Author)

Synopsis

Pairing close readings of Moliere's comedies with accounts of French social history and aesthetics, this book aims to show how Moliere perceived satire as a "public mirror" provoking dynamic exchange and conflict with audience members obsessed with their own images.

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20+ in stock

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 226
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 03 Dec 1999

ISBN 10: 0226591522
ISBN 13: 9780226591520