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The thesis deals with the complex solution of costumes of the theatre play The Misanthrope written by Moliére. The work is divided in two main parts: a theoretical study and a practical propose. The theoretical part examines the biography of Moliere, with my own insight into the cultural and historical background of the period. I tried to capture the essence of the playwright's inspiration and justify the form of his plays. This part is served mainly for my own understanding of Molière's life and work. Studing historical circumstances of the period helped me to better understand the play The Misanthrope. An important element during the research process was a field-trip to Paris. Working on Vladimir Mikes´s translation of the Misantrope, I paid attention to the detailed description the text. The second half of my work is devoted to the analysis of previous realizations of the play The Misanthrope in Czech Republic and abroad, thanks to which I explained my own concept of the play. These analyses are supported by illustrative photographs. In the practical part I justified my own choices of inspiration and the costumes, that were based on analysis of the dramatic characters. The second part also includes examples of costume´s drawings.

This thesis will explore the application of comemdia dell'arte technique to a contemporary performance. UCF's spring 2005 production of Molière's The Trickeries of Scapin will serve as a resource in both commedia dell'arte's ability to resonate with a modern audience as well as an analysis of the actor's process in fusing elements of commedia dell'arte and contemporary acting techniques. This document will include a thorough description of the history and origins of commedia dell'arte in order to decipher existing elements today. Also included, will be major influences on commedia dell'arte including Greek and Roman Comedy. It is important to discuss Roman comedic playwrights Plautus and Terence as two major influences on both the style of commedia dell'arte as well as major influences on Molière and his writing. A description of both playwrights previously mentioned will be given as means to explore the similarities between the two playwrights and Molière, specifically the similarities of Terence's Phormio and Molière's The Trickeries of Scapin. In addition to exploring the history behind commedia dell'arte and Molière, this thesis will include the rehearsal process of creating a contemporary version of Molière's Zerbinette. The application of the previous two years of graduate work including studies of Laban, Linklater, and Cicely Berry will be used in creating Zerbinette's vocal and physical life in a contemporary fashion, while maintaining certain elements of the commedia dell'arte style. In concluding this thesis, the evolution of commedia dell'arte will be discussed, and how it is in existence today. Just as commedia dell'arte evolved in the seventeenth century from previous art forms, it has never stopped evolving, constantly being influenced by every generation. From Greek Comedy playwrights' such as MeNander, to Roman comedic playwrights such as Plautus and Terence, to farcical and satirist Molière, commedia dell'arte does exist today, and will be examined throughout this thesis project.

This thesis documents a production of the French playwright Moliere's comedy Tartuffe at Temple Repertory Theater in Philadelphia. Set in Philadelphia's Main Line, this production provides an updated version of the play that comments on religion in contemporary America. Tartuffe is one of the best comedies written by Moliere. Banned for many years, it deranged people and touched a very tender spot in 17th century French society. America has a very different approach to religion than France. The many churches in existence make this country a deist democracy as opposed to the French secular state. The use of religion in politics, the "in God we trust" on the dollar bill, and seeing people pray in restaurants before their dinner have dictated this production be set in contemporary America. The use of clown techniques helped in finding American archetypes that would fit the characters. Directing choices, designers and actors created a world that tells the story of a rich American family threatened by the extremist religious discourse of a hypocrite. All these choices try to honor the heightened style of Moliere's language and, here, of Ranjit Bolt's very modern and fluid translation. / Theater

Critical studies on the comic drama of the seventeenth-century French playwright, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere (1622-1673), center attention on biography, production, stylistics, and thematic development. Because of the diversity of themes, and because of the considerable productivity of this dramatist, the analyses of the style and substance of these comedies have often been focused on the use of themes or techniques employed in a single comedy or associated with one single sort of comedy. This thesis, "Farce, critique sociale, et ccm6die morale chez Moliere," proposes to deepen, in two ways, our appreciation of Moliere's combined use of themes and techniques that, in turn, create three sorts of comic modes. First, through a close reading of three of Moliere's major plays (Le medecin malgre lul, Les Precieuses ridicules, and Misanthrope), this thesis attempts to describe the techniques that develop and elucidate a particular comic focus, and thereby enhances our awareness of Moliere's recognition of the necessary relationship between theme and technique in the creation of comedy. The description of this use of comic techniques and the subsequent development of themes encourage classification of these representative plays into three sorts: farce, social comedy, and moral comedy. Such a classification thus expands the narrow perspective of criticism, and encourages a study of the necessary relationship between theme and technique and, perhaps, will suggest future study of the development of Moliere's comic artistry. / Department of Foreign Languages

Informe de Seminario para optar al grado de Licenciado en Lengua y Literatura Hispánica / El objetivo central de este informe es estudiar lo patético como procedimiento de la comicidad, aplicado en comedias de Molière y Shakespeare en las cuales se puede apreciar las dos variantes que proponemos como posibles dentro del desarrollo de este mecanismo; lo patético de personaje y lo patético de situación. Para ello, revisamos a los autores que tratan desde distintos puntos de vista algún aspecto específico, como la comedia, lo cómico versus el humor, y la risa, ya que la relación entre ellos abre el espacio para instalar la problemática de lo patético, entendido como una dimensión dolorosa o sufriente que se constituye como un mecanismo para producir un efecto de conmoción del cual surge un tipo de risa especial, distinta de la hilarante.

This thesis documents my research, rehearsal, and performance of the role of Alceste in Moliere’s The Misanthrope, which includes, a biography of Moliere, character analysis, role development, a rehearsal journal, character research, acting process, evaluation of my performance, and script analysis. The Misanthrope was produced by the UNO Department of Film and Theatre, under the direction of David W. Hoover. The play was performed in the Robert E. Nims Theatre of the Performing Arts Center September 17 - 19, 24 - 26 at 7:30pm, and September 27, 2015 at 2:30pm.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-01T17:55:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-04-06. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2016-04-01T18:01:23Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000859299.pdf: 1218234 bytes, checksum: 84868a517f29e833b65c8d75273035a4 (MD5) / Résumé: Rimbaud, Molière et Sade. Ces sont les trois écrivans français qui ont été honorés, respectivement, par les brésiliens Leandro Konder, Rubem Fonseca et Bernardo Carvalho, dans la collection Literatura ou morte, de 2000, publiée par Companhia das Letras. L'idée de la collection est apparue lorsque Leandro Konder a soumis à son éditeur l'originel de son roman A morte de Rimbaud, où il cite le poète français dans le titre, et en plus, il fait plusieurs références à la littérature française. Heureux du résultat, le rédacteur Luis Schwarcz a contacté plusieurs écrivains pour créer des romans qui doivent suivre le même modèle de A morte de Rimbaud, en prenant deux prémisses fondamentales: qu'ils soient des romans policiers et qu'ils contiennent le nom d'un écrivain consacré par la critique et par le public. Parmi les sept volumes qui ont suivi la proposition, on a O doente Molière et Medo de Sade. Dans la construction de ces romans leurs auteurs ont été menés à revoir les biographies et les oeuvres de chacun des écrivains honorés, en fournissant des relectures et de nouvelles significations pour elles. Le but de notre travail est d'étudier les raisons qui ont fait que Konder, Fonseca et Carvalho choisissent comme thème de leurs oeuvres littéraires précisément ces trois écrivains, en essayant de démontrer que ce choix n'a pas été arbitraire, mais dirigé par l'éditeur, qui à part la promotion obtenue grâce aux références faites aux noms des auteurs classiques, atteint un nouveau type de lecteurs. La collection permet à ses écrivains de suivre deux propositions de récit en même temps, elle se caractérise à la fois comme une littérature de divertissement, marquée par le choix de la forme, le roman policier et la biographie, et une littérature de proposition, marquée par le thème, concernant les oeuvres de auteurs classiques... / Rimbaud, Molière e Sade. Estes são os três escritores franceses homenageados, respectivamente, por Leandro Konder, Rubem Fonseca e Bernardo Carvalho, na coleção Literatura ou morte, de 2000, da editora Companhia das Letras. A ideia da coleção teria surgido quando Leandro Konder apresentou a seu editor os originais do romance A morte de Rimbaud, em que, além de citar o poeta francês no título, inclui referências à literatura francesa. Contente com o resultado, o editor Luís Schwarcz contatou vários escritores para criarem romances que seguissem o mesmo modelo de A morte de Rimbaud, atendendo a duas premissas fundamentais: que fossem romances policiais e envolvessem o nome de um escritor consagrado pela crítica e pelo público, já falecido. Entre os sete volumes que seguiram a proposta, estão O doente Molière e Medo de Sade. Na construção destes romances seus autores foram levados a revisitar as biografias e as obras de cada um dos escritores homenageados, proporcionando releituras e novos significados a elas. O objetivo de nosso trabalho é investigar os motivos que levaram Konder, Fonseca e Carvalho a escolherem como tema de seus trabalhos literários justamente estes três escritores, além de constatar que esta escolha não foi arbitrária, mas direcionada pela editora, que além de se promover com a referência aos nomes dos escritores clássicos, coloca diante de si um novo nicho de leitores. A coleção possibilita a seus escritores seguirem duas propostas narrativas ao mesmo tempo, pois se caracteriza tanto como uma literatura de entretenimento, marcada pela escolha da forma, narrativa policial e biografia, e uma literatura de proposta, marcada pelo tema, que são as obras de escritores clássicos. São romances escritos tanto para aquele que busca na leitura um passatempo de viagem, como o acadêmico que procura nas entrelinhas citações e alusões a outros escritores... / Rimbaud, Molière and Sade. These are the three french writers honored, respectively, by Leandro Konder, Rubem Fonseca and Bernardo Carvalho, at the collection Literatura ou morte (2000 published by Companhia das Letras. The idea of the collection would have appeared when Leandro Konder submitted to his publisher the original novel A morte de Rimbaud, in that in addition to quote the french poet in the title, includes references to french literature. Enthusiastic with the result, the publisher Luis Schwarcz contacted several writers to create novels that follow the same model of A morte de Rimbaud, serving two fundamental assumptions: that they were crime novels and involved the name of an established writer by critics and the public, now deceased. Between the seven volumes that followed the proposal are O doente Molière and Medo de Sade. In constructing these novels his authors were brought to revisit the biographies and works of each of the honored writers, providing readings and new meanings to them. The goal of our work is to investigate the reasons Konder, Carvalho and Fonseca to choose the theme of his literary works precisely these three writers, and demonstrated that these choices was not arbitrary, but directed by the publisher, which besides promoting with the reference to the names of classical writers, sets before itself a new group of readers. The collection allows its writers follow two narratives proposals at the same time, it is characterized both as an entertainment literature, marked by the choice of form, crime novel, and biography, and a proposal literature, marked by the theme, which are the classical writers works. These are novels written for both the reader who search a traveling hobby, as to the academic who seeks the references and allusions to other writers. In addition, we aimed to draw a reading that considers the three works together, this perspective that glimpse the formation of a historical-literary...