1st Edition
Women in Molière’s Comedies How Little Do You Know a Woman’s Heart!
1. Where are women in Molière’s comedies?
2. Can Molière be accused of misogyny? Comedies about women
3. Agnès: The dramaturgy of liberation
4. Women facing Tartuffe
5. Célimène, an Independent Woman
6. Women and Don Juan
Conclusion
Biography
Diana Koloini is a dramaturge and theater scholar based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with a 30-year career in theater, most of it in the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana.
"Diana Koloini’s Women in Molière’s Comedies is a groundbreaking study, which will soon become a landmark not only in Molière Studies but also in feminist readings of the image and role of women in (French and European) classical theater. It should become a 'must-read' in every curriculum in the humanities."
Professor Patrice Pavis, University of Paris; Honorary Fellow, University of London"Koloini's Women in Molière’s Comedies does not fall into the trap of trying to make a plea for or against Molière's feminism. Instead, it focuses masterfully on the often overlooked complexity and diversity of his female characters. This makes it not so much a book about Molière, but de facto a book about women—through the spyglass of Molière's comedies."
Alenka Zupančič, The European Graduate School
