Les «barbouillés»: le vin et l’ivresse dans l’œuvre de Molière
Wine and drunkenness are central elements of Molière’s comedies, and yet drunkenness was beginning to be widely considered as a vice in the 17th century. How can such a paradox be accounted for? Our analysis of the references to wine in the work of Molière shows that the drinkers correspond both to...
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| Τόπος έκδοσης: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/studifrancesi, |
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Studi Francesi
2016
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Περίληψη: | Wine and drunkenness are central elements of Molière’s comedies, and yet drunkenness was beginning to be widely considered as a vice in the 17th century. How can such a paradox be accounted for? Our analysis of the references to wine in the work of Molière shows that the drinkers correspond both to well-established dramatic types and to social stereotypes – the underdogs are the ones being mocked. Allusions to the “juice of the vine” often take on the aspects of satire, but wine is also a symbol of comic inspiration. Although Molière’s audience was imbued with what can be called a “culture of intoxication”, it liked to think of itself as steeped in refinement. Out of respect for decorum, drunkenness as such was not tolerated on stage. The glass is half empty as drunkenness remains essentially verbal. |
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