{"product_id":"moliere-in-context-paperback-softback-9781108717489","title":"Molière in Context (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108717489","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMolière in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe definitive text on the social, intellectual and theatrical conditions within which Molière operated and his subsequent impact worldwide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Clarke (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108717489, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 February 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e402 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.402 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe definitive guide to Molière's world and his afterlife, this is an accessible contextual guide for academics, undergraduates and theatre professionals alike. Interdisciplinary and diverse in scope, each chapter offers a different perspective on the social, cultural, intellectual, and theatrical environment within which Molière operated, as well as demonstrating his subsequent impact both within France and across the world. Offering fresh insight for those working in the fields of French Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and French History, Molière in Context is an exceptional tribute to the premier French dramatist on the 400th anniversary of his birth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBiographical preface Georges Forestier\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Socio-political Context: 1. A Bourgeois at court Mathieu da Vinhae\u003cbr\u003e 2. The religious climate Julia Prest\u003cbr\u003e 3. Medicine Valerie Worth-Stylianou\u003cbr\u003e 4. Family law Janine Lanza\u003cbr\u003e 5. Women Wendy Perkins\u003cbr\u003e 6. Gender, masculinity and cross-dressing Joseph Harris\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Intellectual and Artistic Context: 7. Philosophical influences Jean-Luc Robin\u003cbr\u003e 8. Molière and classical theatre Michael Call\u003cbr\u003e 9. The survival of medieval and renaissance professional practices Marie Bouhaïk-Gironès\u003cbr\u003e 10. Commedia dell'arte Claude Bourqui\u003cbr\u003e 11. The literary establishment Richard Maber\u003cbr\u003e 12. Are the Précieuses only ridicules? Molière, salon culture and the shaping of France's collective memory Faith E. Beasley\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. Theatrical Context (Paris): 13. Molière's theatres in Paris Philippe Cornuaille\u003cbr\u003e 14. Stage design in Paris Philippe Cornuaille\u003cbr\u003e 15. Company administration Jan Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 16. The theatre industry and cultures of consumption Sabine Chaouche\u003cbr\u003e 17. Acting style Sabine Chaouche\u003cbr\u003e Part 4. Theatrical Context (Court): 18. Colbert, cultural policy and the propaganda of spectacle Georgia Cowart\u003cbr\u003e 19. The decors of comedy-ballet: from the 'Songe de Vaux' to the 'Rêve de Versailles' Marie-Claude Canova-Green\u003cbr\u003e 20. Court performances and their audiences Laura Naudeix\u003cbr\u003e 21. Music Anne Piéjus\u003cbr\u003e 22. The livrets of Molière's plays Marine Roussillon\u003cbr\u003e Part 5. Reception and dissemination: 23. Audience laughter Coline Piot\u003cbr\u003e 24. The triumph of publicity Christophe Schuwey\u003cbr\u003e 25. Molière and his critics: the 'Querelles' Jeanne-Marie Hostiou\u003cbr\u003e 26. Molière and his publishers Michael Call\u003cbr\u003e 27. Molière In print Michael Hawcroft\u003cbr\u003e 28. Early modern English translations of Molière Suzanne Jones\u003cbr\u003e Part 6. Afterlives: 29. Molière at the hôtel Guénégaud and the Comédie-Française: the early years Jan Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 30. Comedy after Molière Guy Spielmann\u003cbr\u003e 31. Molière as national hero Mechele Leon\u003cbr\u003e 32. Molière in performance: Twentieth- and twenty-first-century productions Noël Peacock\u003cbr\u003e 33. Molière on the modern Anglophone stage Cédric Ploix\u003cbr\u003e 34. Who and what is Molière? The film director's perspective Noël Peacock\u003cbr\u003e 35. Molière in the Arab world Angela Daiana Langone\u003cbr\u003e 36. Digital Molière Claude Bourqui.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20reference%20works%20%5BDSR%5D%22\"\u003eDSR\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201500%20to%20c%201800%20%5BDSBD%5D%22\"\u003eDSBD\u003c\/a\u003e], Plays, playscripts [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plays, playscripts\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plays,%20playscripts%20%5BDD%5D%22\"\u003eDD\u003c\/a\u003e], Poetry by individual poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Poetry by individual poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Poetry%20by%20individual%20poets%20%5BDCF%5D%22\"\u003eDCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475141161240,"sku":"9781108717489","price":26.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108717489i.jpg?v=1785805509","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/moliere-in-context-paperback-softback-9781108717489","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}