AS 212.322 - Laughter and Thought in Molière’s Comedies

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Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

This course will be taught in French. Laughter and thought in Molière’s comedies. Through a close reading of Moliere's most famous plays, “ Le Misanthrope,” “Dom Juan,” “Le malade imaginaire” and “Tartuffe,” this course will study how laughter can make us think deeply about questions such as passion, morality, religious belief and medicine. What is the link between comedy and philosophy? And how do Moliere's plays reflect the evolution of philosophical thought in France in the seventeenth century? To answer these questions we will have a thematic reading of the plays. The themes will be reason and passion, morality, medicine and religious belief. By watching some stagings or some movies based on Moliere's plays we will study how performing can be a philosophical interpretation of the play. Prerequisites: 210.301 and 210.302. THIS COURSE CAN COUNT EITHER AS A 212 (LITERATURE) OR AS A 211 (CULTURE--AS.211.422) COURSE FOR THE FRENCH MAJOR AND MINORS.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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