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'''Background''' | |||
Moliere, born Jean Baptiste Poqulin, was raised by his father who was a furniture upholsterer for the king of France. He received an extremely good education at the College de Clermont and went on to graduate from law school. He decided to join an acting troupe. It is during the 12 years of touring with the company that he performed in front of Louis XIV who later became one of his patrons. | |||
'''Style''' | |||
Moliere writing was influenced by a style called ''commedia dell’arte'' also called “comedy of art or comedy of the profession.” This is an Italian theater in which the style is mostly improvised but unwritten. This style focuses on the performance of the actors and the subject rather that a structured set of lines. It is up to the actors to make the play and its concepts come together in a comedic way. Moliere used this style in an enhanced version. He also used a writing technique called a fabliau which is a short comedic two line verse that rhymes. | |||
'''Time Period''' | |||
Moliere lived from 1622-1673. This was during the time period in Europe called the age of reason. As it is so named, this time period emphasized reason, truth and logic, over emotions. It suggests that the entity known as God is likened unto a clockmaker and the universe is likened unto a clock. Once the creation was finished the Clockmaker went on to another project and left the clock to run on its own. This theory is known as deism. The neoclassic period is also characterized by challenges to established religion, government, and social hierarchy. | |||
'''References''' | |||
http://www.ctlastae.edu | |||
http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Theatre/Moliere.shtml | |||
http://www.encyclopedia.com/htmlfl/fabliau.asp | |||
http://www.theartrehistory.com/italian/commedia_dell_arte_001.html | |||
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