The Heirs of Molière: Four French Comedies of the 17th and 18th CenturiesThis volume contains four representative French comedies of the period from the death of Molière to the French Revolution: Jean-François Regnard's The Absent-Minded Lover, Philippe Néricault Destouches's The Conceited Count, Pierre Nivelle De La Chaussée's The Fashionable Prejudice, and Jean-Louis Laya's The Friend of the Laws. |
Contents
THE CONCEITED COUNT | 89 |
THE FASHIONABLE PREJUDICE | 199 |
THE FRIEND OF THE LAWS | 287 |
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affair ARGANT bear CARLIN charming CHEVALIER claim CLARICE clear CLITANDRE Comédie Française comedy coming confess CONSTANCE COUNT interrupting Count of Tufière cruel DAMIS DAMON dare daughter dear Destouches distracted DURICRANE DURVAL entering expect eyes father fear feel FILTO FLORINE fool FORLIS give goes happy hear heart heaven HENRI hide honest honor hope husband ISABELLE Jean-François Regnard Jean-Louis Laya JOSSE LACKEY LAFLEUR laughing LEANDER leave letter LISETTE LISIMON looking lover LYCANDRE Madame Marivaux marriage married master Ménalque mind mistress MME GROGNAC MME VERSAC Molière Monsieur mother never NOMOPHAGE once pain PASQUIN PHILINTE Philippe Néricault Destouches PLAUDE play pride rascal Regnard respect rival scorn seek servant shame someone SOPHIE speak suffering sure swear tell theatre There's thought told true trust uncle VALERE virtue wait What's who's wife wish word Zeami