Open AccessThe colbertism in the comedies of Molière
Author(s) -
Boštjan Marko Turk
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta neophilologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2350-417X
pISSN - 0567-784X
DOI - 10.4312/an.51.1-2.71-90
Subject(s) - bourgeoisie , state (computer science) , class (philosophy) , literature , art , history , philosophy , art history , political science , law , epistemology , politics , computer science , algorithm
The article deals with the role of the bourgeois in the great comedies of J. B. Molière. It shows the artist’s dichotomy regarding the class which was – in the time of Louis XIV – getting the decisive influence over the “state affairs”. The article tries to find the answer why.