{"product_id":"2026200017279-secondhand-moliere-and-the-commonwealth-of-letters-patrimony-and-posterity","title":"Moliere And The Commonwealth Of Letters: Patrimony And Posterity","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition Thus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edge, tanned DJ with minor tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the history of Western theatre cast as long and luminous a shadow as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin — the man the world knows as Molière — and this scholarly anthology stands as a sweeping testament to the enduring force of his genius. Edited by Roger Johnson, Guy T. Trail, and Editha Neumann, Moliere and the Commonwealth of Letters: Patrimony and Posterity assembles a rich collection of critical essays that chronicle the playwright's vast influence across centuries and cultures, presenting a rigorous and wide-ranging examination of how Molière's comedies — from the biting social satire of Tartuffe to the farcical brilliance of The Miser — shaped literary traditions far beyond the borders of seventeenth-century France.\n\nThe volume argues persuasively that Molière's patrimony is not merely theatrical but profoundly cultural, illustrating how his work seeded the development of comedy, character study, and moral critique in European and world literature. Contributors draw from a wealth of scholarly perspectives, producing a dialogue across disciplines that is both rigorous in its analysis and accessible in its ambition. Written with the authority of specialists yet animated by a genuine passion for their subject, these essays illuminate the playwright's legacy with impressive depth — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of modern literature and drama would simply not exist without the audacious comedic vision of a wig-maker's son who conquered the stage of Versailles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210277593307,"sku":"2026200017279-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/dd7c3435-605c-449a-ba36-49b2c98e778f.png?v=1788268599","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017279-secondhand-moliere-and-the-commonwealth-of-letters-patrimony-and-posterity","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}