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... Molière's art - the more we look , the more difficult we shall find it to be certain that Tartufe is a less tremendous creation even than Falstaff himself . For , indeed , it is in his characters that Molière's genius triumphs most ...
... Molière's art - the more we look , the more difficult we shall find it to be certain that Tartufe is a less tremendous creation even than Falstaff himself . For , indeed , it is in his characters that Molière's genius triumphs most ...
Page 84
Lytton Strachey. Molière's genius triumphs most . His method is narrow , but it is deep . He rushes to the essentials ... Molière lies in his common sense ; that his fundamental doctrine is the value of modera- tion , of the calm average ...
Lytton Strachey. Molière's genius triumphs most . His method is narrow , but it is deep . He rushes to the essentials ... Molière lies in his common sense ; that his fundamental doctrine is the value of modera- tion , of the calm average ...
Page 86
... Molière's genius was many - sided ; he was a master not only of the smile , but of the laugh . He is the gayest of writers , and his farces , in their wild hilarity , their contagious absurdity , are perfect models of what a farce ...
... Molière's genius was many - sided ; he was a master not only of the smile , but of the laugh . He is the gayest of writers , and his farces , in their wild hilarity , their contagious absurdity , are perfect models of what a farce ...
Page 87
... Molière ; and it is hardly in need of emphasis . It is the more remote quality of his mind- his brooding melancholy ... Molière's works , the farthest removed from the classical ideal - the conventional rules of religion and morality ...
... Molière ; and it is hardly in need of emphasis . It is the more remote quality of his mind- his brooding melancholy ... Molière's works , the farthest removed from the classical ideal - the conventional rules of religion and morality ...
Page 88
... Molière's genius reached its height . The play shows us a small group of ladies and gentlemen , in the midst of which one man— Alceste stands out pre - eminent for the in- tensity of his feelings and the honesty of his thoughts . He is ...
... Molière's genius reached its height . The play shows us a small group of ladies and gentlemen , in the midst of which one man— Alceste stands out pre - eminent for the in- tensity of his feelings and the honesty of his thoughts . He is ...
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Page 126 - Dieu et la nature sont en tout cela ce qu'il n'admire point; il ne va pas plus loin que l'oignon de sa tulipe, qu'il ne livrerait pas pour mille écus, et qu'il donnera pour rien quand les tulipes seront négligées et que les œillets auront prévalu. Cet homme raisonnable, qui a une âme, qui a un culte et une religion, revient chez soi fatigué, affamé, mais fort content de sa journée : il a vu des tulipes.
Page 60 - Quelle chimère est-ce donc que l'homme ? Quelle nouveauté, quel monstre, quel chaos, quel sujet de contradiction, quel prodige ! Juge de toutes choses, imbécile ver de terre; dépositaire du vrai, cloaque d'incertitude et d'erreur ; gloire et rebut de l'univers.
Page 118 - Jupin pour chaque état mit deux tables au monde : L'adroit, le vigilant, et le fort, sont assis A la première ; et les petits Mangent leur reste à la seconde.