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Some Views on Comedy

Some Views on Comedy

21. Jan, 2009 Comments Off

Comedy is poetry that transmutes a sad beginning into a happy ending.

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16th c, 17th c, 18th c, British, Comedy, Enlightenment, French, Renaissance, Vocabulary
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Molière’s <i>Tartuffe</i>

Molière’s Tartuffe

30. Jan, 2008 Comments Off

An overriding theme of Molière’s Tartuffe is not one of religion directly, but of that age-old concern of comme il faut, propriety, and appearance versus reality.

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17th c, Comedy, Enlightenment, French
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