This study explores the evolution of Molière's comedy as a careful amalgamation of comedy and philosophical satire.

From 1680 until the French Revolution, when legislation abolished restrictions on theatrical enterprise, a single theatre held sole proprietorship of Molière�

The history of ideas provides an important means of understanding and reinterpreting the literature of the past; and in this study Dr. Calder demonstrates the i

Questioning the usual judgements of political ethics, Ruth W. Grant argues that hypocrisy can actually be constructive while strictly principled behavior can be

"The Blunderer" by Molière is a hilarious and intricate comedy filled with mistaken identities and clever schemes. Lelio and Leander, two young aristocrats, bo