Molière and Modernity

Molière and Modernity
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Publisher : Rookwood Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 1886365555
ISBN-13 : 9781886365551
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Book Synopsis Molière and Modernity by : Larry W. Riggs

Download or read book Molière and Modernity written by Larry W. Riggs and published by Rookwood Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the theater of Moliere as a systematic attack on Cartesian modernism, this book is richly theoretical with incisive and specific treatment of such plays as "The Miser" and "The Misanthrope."


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