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The Misanthrope : 2012 via 1981

University of British Columbia

The Misanthrope, a play written by French author Molière in 1666, remains relevant to modern audiences, as evidenced by recent high profile productions at the Stratford Festival, and on prestigious stages in New York, London, and Toronto. This paper examines different productions and translations, analyzes the play itself, and concludes with a proposal for a presentation of The Misanthrope that, I believe, will best connect with a Canadian audience in 2012. Chapter 1 is an examination of the play, its historical context, and its different translations. In Chapter 2, I analyse the characters and the themes of the play. Chapter 3 is a report on my 1981 presentation of The Misanthrope at the Dorothy Somerset Theatre at UBC. In Chapter 4, I provide an in-depth exploration and directorial analysis of how I would produce a staging of The Misanthrope in 2012.

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2012-10-16

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43417

Theatre

University of British Columbia

UBCV

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