Molière's L'Avare is a comedy in abyme, in which the characters fool each other in the interest of their passions; this "imposture" is made necessary by the tyranny of the money-obsessed "hero". Argan's obsession can be compared with the marottes of other Moliéresque heroes, including religious devotion: they all express existential anguish. The implications of this observation are explored in the light of Guy Patin's judgment of Molière.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-16495-1
EAN:9782406164951
ISSN: 2494-5102
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-16495-1.p.0073
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 01-31-2024
Periodicity: Annual
Language: French
Keyword: dis/simulation, Guy Patin, Gassendi, Theophrastus Redivivus, atheism