{"product_id":"the-public-mirror-moliere-and-the-social-commerce-of-depiction-9780226591520","title":"The Public Mirror: Moliere and the Social Commerce of Depiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Larry F. Norman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough much beloved and widely produced, Moli�re's satirical comedies pose a problem for those reading or staging his works today: how can a genre associated with biting caricature and castigation deliver engaging theater? Instead of simply dismissing social satire as a foundation for Moli�re's theater, as many have done, Larry F. Norman takes seriously Moli�re's claim that his satires are first and foremost effective theater. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pairing close readings of Moli�re's comedies with insightful accounts of French social history and aesthetics, Norman shows how Moli�re conceived of satire as a \"public mirror\" provoking dynamic exchange and conflict with audience members obsessed with their own images. Drawing on these tensions, Moli�re portrays characters satirizing one another on stage, with their reactions providing dramatic conflict and propelling comic dialogue. By laying bare his society's system of imagining itself, Moli�re's satires both enthralled and enraged his original audience and provide us with a crucial key to the classical culture of representation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614533009559,"sku":"9780226591520","price":4066.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226591520.webp?v=1775094410","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-public-mirror-moliere-and-the-social-commerce-of-depiction-9780226591520","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}