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0:00 the tradition of comedy & tragedy
1:30 Molière as titan of French Literature
3:30 my love for the work of Molière
4:30 how to appreciate the plays of Molière
5:00 on the history of French theatre
6:00 drama in the age of King Louis XIV
7:00 Jean-Baptiste Poquelin’s acting career
8:00 comic with the heart of a tragedian
8:30 neoclassical revival of the ancients
10:30 French Renaissance rules for theatre
11:00 alexandrines & French poetry
12:00 tragic conventions & Corneille’s Le Cid
13:00 what was French Renaissance theatre like?
13:30 classical unities of action, time & place
14:30 the value of working within a framework
15:30 dramatic rules from L'Académie française
16:30 difference between tragedy & comedy
17:50 the influence of Commedia dell’arte
18:40 Scaramouche & improvisational comedy
20:00 masks/stock types from Italian theatre
20:50 difference between high & low comedy
21:20 the art of Molière’s character creation
23:30 singular ruling passion of his characters
24:30 the liberation of recognising ourselves
26:00 William Shakespeare vs Molière
26:40 understanding the time of Molière
28:20 a tumultuous era in French History
29:40 King Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles
31:00 how the Sun King controlled the nobles
32:40 King’s brother as patron of Molière’s troupe
33:30 why the critics attacked Molière
34:30 Molière discovers his talent for comedy
35:30 Sganarelle in The Imaginary Cuckold
36:00 Molière’s understanding of jealousy
38:00 making the audience recognise themselves
38:50 Jean-Baptiste finds freedom on the stage
40:00 Les Précieuses ridicules causes outrage
40:50 satirising the age of the refined salon
42:00 ‘Stop thief! Stop thief! Stop thief!’
43:30 Molière’s mockery of refined society
44:30 banned for being deeply offensive
46:00 The School for Wives & the Comic War
47:00 Molière’s satire offends high society
50:00 how the criticism fuelled Molière
51:00 tuberculosis, depression, hypochondria
52:00 what was Molière’s acting like?
52:30 the scandal caused by Tartuffe
54:00 Molière satirises religious hypocrisy
55:00 ‘Yes, Brother, I am a wicked man, I fear’
57:00 Tartuffe is banned by the authorities
59:00 the character of Alceste in The Misanthrope
1:02:00 ‘the friend of mankind is no friend of mine’
1:04:00 Molière fights to get Tartuffe onstage
1:06:00 the great playwright’s tragic death
1:07:00 Molière changed the world of comedy
1:08:00 recommended translation of Molière
1:09:00 appreciating Richard Wilbur’s Molière
1:10:00 discussing the Molière lecture series
1:12:00 exciting upcoming book club content
1:12:20 what is your experience with Molière?
