Abstract
List of illustrations General preface to the series Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. The Background: 1. The formation of an actor 2. A playwright and his audience 3. Comic drama before Moliere Part II. The Plays: 4. The legacy of farce 5. Comedy and character 6. Laughter and 'le rire dans l'ame' 7. From satire to comedy of ideas 8. Comedy and ballet Part III. The Aesthetic of Comedy: 9. The playwright as poet 10. Moliere's comic vision Translation of French passages quotes Appendices Bibliography Index.
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