The Public Mirror
Moliere and the Social Commerce of Depiction
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One - Creation
1. Uranie and the "General Thesis"
2. "Molière Author!"
3. The Portrait—a Second Person
4. The Social Commerce of Representation
5. Playwriting and Politeness
6. Molière the Spy and Zélinde
Part Two - Recognition
7. Precious Recognitions
8. Illusion and Reflexivity
9. The Second Comedy
10. The Represented Respond
Part Three - Dramaturgy
11. From Arnolphe to Alceste
12. Satire and Dramatic Form
13. Is Célimène Molière? Is La Flèche?
14. Staging Social Commerce
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Part One - Creation
1. Uranie and the "General Thesis"
2. "Molière Author!"
3. The Portrait—a Second Person
4. The Social Commerce of Representation
5. Playwriting and Politeness
6. Molière the Spy and Zélinde
Part Two - Recognition
7. Precious Recognitions
8. Illusion and Reflexivity
9. The Second Comedy
10. The Represented Respond
Part Three - Dramaturgy
11. From Arnolphe to Alceste
12. Satire and Dramatic Form
13. Is Célimène Molière? Is La Flèche?
14. Staging Social Commerce
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index
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