Approaches to Teaching Moliere's Tartuffe and Other Plays

by Gaines, James F.; Koppisch, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9780873527323
• ISBN10: 0873527321
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-06-01
• Publisher: Modern Language Assn of Amer

Table of Contents

Preface to the Series
Preface to the Volume
Materials
Tartuffe Goes to School: The Formation of Academic Discourse in Nineteenth-Century France	p. 19
Authority, Language, and Censorship	p. 26
"I? Leave This House?" Space and Language in Tartuffe	p. 33
Love in Tartuffe, Tartuffe in Love	p. 42
Laughter and Difference in Tartufe	p. 49
Moliere's Precious Women in Context	p. 59
"Yes, but What Does It Mean?": Dom Juan and Rhetorical Perspective	p. 67
Pedagogy, Power, and Pluralism in Moliere	p. 74
Oh, Those Black Bile Blues: Teaching Le misanthrope	p. 83
Restructuring a Comic Hero of Moliere: Le medecin malgre lui	p. 90
Le bourgeois gentilhomme in Intermediate and Advanced Language and Literature Classes	p. 97
Visions of Nobility and Gallantry: Understanding the Jourdains Historically	p. 104
Teaching Fete: Le malade imaginaire	p. 110
Authentic Costuming for Tartuffe and Le misanthrope	p. 117
Performing Moliere: Le misanthrope - Tragedy or Comedy?	p. 137
From Classroom to Stage and Back: Using Moliere in Performance	p. 145
Contributors and Survey Participants	p. 152
Works Cited	p. 154
Index	p. 163
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