A seducer of women of whom he soon tires, a neglecter of debts, and a dishonorer of friends, don juan is called on to repent. Anannotatedbibliographyof versions,analogues,usesandadaptations. Don juan is the embodiment of primitive sexual instinct, selfish, lawless, and corrupting. Moliere on a courtly character in don juan 37 out before don juans punishment reaches him. Molieres play takes place over the course of don juans final two days. Lamourpropre dans lecole des femmes et dans le dom juan. Molieres characters dom juan and sganarelle are the french counterparts to the spanish don juan and catalinon, characters who are also found in mozarts italian opera don giovanni as don giovanni and leporello. However, if the behaviour of dom juan is licentious and if he extols immediate pleasure, the freethinker prevails. Like what a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man. In his dom juan, moliere depicts a libertine of ideas and manners. Moliere, dom juan, acte i, scene 1, scene dexposition duration.
The title of molieres play is also commonly expressed as don juan, a spelling that began in. The title of molieres play is also commonly expressed as don juan, a spelling that began in the seventeenth century. More specifically, this theme is apparent in the school for wives and dom juan. Continuing on their way, dom juan and sganarelle come across the mausoleum of the commander killed a few months earlier by dom juan. Jan 01, 2010 patrick dandrey, moliere ou lesthetique du ridicule paris. Patrick dandrey, moliere ou lesthetique du ridicule paris. Dom juan or the feast with the statue is a french play, a comedy in five acts, written by moliere, and based on the legend of don juan. He is overmatched by rank and physical impressiveness.
Licentiousness issues from a trend of philosophical thought strongly inspired by the theories of epicurus. The theme of selflove is omnipresent in the theatrical works of moliere. Gerard giroudon, alain lenglet, julie sicard, loic corbery, serge bagdassarian, clement. Don juan by moliere is a comedic play about the fictitious don juan, a notoriously atheistic and adulterous individual. In these two plays, we notice that the two main characters, arnolphe and dom juan, are guided in their actions by their overarching selflove.
Molieres targets were doctors, lawyers and clergymenhe also lambasted in his most famous plays the misers and hypocrites of his day, among others. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Don juan, son of don louis sganarelle, servant to don juan donna elvira, wife of don juan gunman, gentlemanusher to donna elvira don carlos, brother to donna elvira don alonzo, brother to donna elvira don louis, father to. With michael degen, hilmar thate, birgit doll, erwin faber. The critical history of molieres dom juan is full of uncer tainties and. Don juan quotes showing 14 of 4 birth means nothing where there is no virtue. From dom juan, by moliere jeanbaptiste poquelin 19221723 sgaranelle so what do you say, sir, admit that i was right. Dom juan youre right that youre looking good, though i dont know where you unearthed that ridiculous outfit. Dom juan was the first significant experiment of this type, and even moliere would have difficulty in finding comic plots suitable for flying machines. The one with dom carlos, one of elvires brothers, leads to the discovery of the noble gentleman dom juan, ready to fight to save a life. Jose van damme, pierre thau, ashley putnam, malcolm king, 75 of mit ndl.
He puts don juan in the same position early in don juan, saying that dj is basically a. It is the stimulus of seeing anothers happiness which. The characters of tartuffe, elmire, and orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles. Molieres dom juan interacting with arts in medicine. Don juan, son of don louis sganarelle, valet of don juan donna elvira, wife of don juan gusman, horseman to elvira. Stuttgart 1985 leu heft f 19 eine franzosischsprachige. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. It maintains that since the world answers the laws of nature and matter, man must use his reasoning to understand these laws rather than follow a blind belief in god. Don juan, son of don louis sganarelle, servant to don juan donna elvira, wife of don juan gunman, gentlemanusher to donna elvira don carlos, brother to donna elvira don. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Advancing civilization has found it needful to control this instinct. The affected misses, don juan, tartuffe, the misanthrope, the. Moliere hintergrund inhalt franzosische literatur wissenspool. Feb 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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