Product Description

In this detailed and fascinating volume, Gerry McCarthy examines the practice and method of possibly the greatest actor-dramatist, shedding new light on the dramatic intelligence and theatrical understanding of Moliere's writing.

Product Details

• Published on: 2002-04-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Review
""Throughout the book, the author asks interesting questions and proposes stimulating ideas. 'The Theatres of Moliere" could be useful to the nonspecialist with an interest in the theatre practices of the seventeenth century. In the long run, seeing the works of Moliere as fully informed by acting and the actor is a welcome change from conventional literary studies..""
-Virginia Scott, University of Massachusetts

From the Back Cover
Moliere's plays are the cornerstone of the French Classical dramatic repertoire. Adapted and exploited in his day by dramatists of the English Restoration, they are now again growing in popularity.
In this detailed and fascinating volume, Gerry McCarthy examines the practice and method of possibly the greatest actor-dramatist. From the rough farces of Moliere's days on the road to the creation of the diverse and spectacular court entertainments on his return to Paris, McCarthy sheds new light on the dramatic intelligence and theatrical understanding of Moliere's writing for the actor.
Drawing on Moliere's own brief discussions of performance and the contemporary evidence of his practice, this is a crucial addition to the debate on style and method in classical acting and on the staging of classical plays on the contemporary stage.

About the Author
Gerry McCarthy is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Ulster. He has taught and directed in Canada, France and the UK, and his previous publication include Edward Albee (1987)