Le misanthrope
By: edited with an introduction, notes and vocabulary, by Thomas Edward Oliver ...
Contributors: Oliver, Thomas Edward, 1871-1946, ed.
Publisher: H. Holt and Company
Published: 1927
Place of publication: New York
Language: fre
Number of pages: 273
Description: The play satirizes the hypocrisies of French aristocratic society, but it also engages a more serious tone when pointing out the flaws that all humans possess. The play differs from other farces at the time by employing dynamic characters like Alceste and Célimène as opposed to the traditionally flat characters used by most satirists to criticize problems in society. It also differs from most of Molière's other works by focusing more on character development and nuances than on plot progression. The play, though not a commercial success in its time, survives as Molière's best known work today.
Notes: At head of title: Molière.