Part of the enduring charm of Moliere's characters stems from their insistent belief, in the face of overwhelming odds, that they can be whatever they choose. This idea of identity as a mercurial and resilient force is one Moliere was able to expand and explore largely because of his knowledge of early-seventeenth-century Spanish theatre. While the impact of Italian and Latin sources has been well documented, in this volume, Thomas P. Finn offers socio-historical as well as textual analyses to trace the comedia's influence on Moliere's concept of identity. Through an in-depth study of specific works and general trends, he shows how Moliere reworked and reinvigorated the Spanish process of identity construction and distribution. By examining this neglected aspect of Moliere's work, Finn's study exposes identity largely as a product of the imagination that individual as well as societal forces, on both sides of the Pyrenees, sought to control.
| ISBN: | 9780820441214 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 2001 |
| Author: | Thomas P Finn |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 178 pages |
| Series: | Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Acting techniques Biography, Literature and Literary studies Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
Part of the enduring charm of Moliere's characters stems from their insistent belief, in the face of overwhelming odds, that they can be whatever they choose. This idea of identity as a mercurial and resilient force is one Moliere was able to expand and explore largely because of his knowledge of early-seventeenth-century Spanish theatre. While the impact of Italian and Latin sources has been well documented, in this volume, Thomas P. Finn offers socio-historical as well as textual analyses to trace the comedia's influence on Moliere's concept of identity. Through an in-depth study of specific works and general trends, he shows how Moliere reworked and reinvigorated the Spanish process of identity construction and distribution. By examining this neglected aspect of Moliere's work, Finn's study exposes identity largely as a product of the imagination that individual as well as societal forces, on both sides of the Pyrenees, sought to control.
Molière's Spanish Connection features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Acting techniques, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
Molière's Spanish Connection is available in Hardback
Molière's Spanish Connection was written by Thomas P Finn and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Molière's Spanish Connection has 178 pages
Yes it is part of Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures series