SOURCE: "Molière in His Own Time," in Men and Masks: A Study of Molière, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1963, pp. 164-251.
Gossman is Scottish essayist and educator. In the following excerpt, he discusses "the comic hero's relation to the world" in Molière's plays, focusing on the themes of social class and the rejection of society.
This is a free excerpt of 54 words. There are 4,565 words (approx.
15 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Molière 1622–1673: Critical Essay by Lionel Gossman Access Pass.
