France - the ancestor of not only high fashion, but also the many endeavors in the arts.Back in the 17th century the son of the court upholsterer Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known around the world under the name of Molière, wrote a witty, brilliant comedy, combining into a single two such different genres as dramatic theatrical performance and ballet.And now the fourth century, it does not leave the scene of the capital and provincial theaters, learned in school, and the characters works long since become a household personalities.
Opening genre
Of course, we are talking about the great Moliere's comedy "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme."New in the product was everything: the pronounced mockery of customs and habits of high society, and realistically depicted ignorant rudeness, ignorance, greed and stupidity of the bourgeoisie, persistently striving to share power and privileges in a country with the impoverished nobility, and obvious sympathy for the author to the common man,Representatives of the so-called Third Estate.So much for the problems, and the author's position.A spectacular staging, colorful costumes, musical numbers ... Louis the 14th, an ardent fan of music, dance, particularly ballet, loved the variety of enchanting performances.But before Moliere so skillfully combine scenic action, dances and ballet playwrights failed.In this regard, "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" could be considered a precursor of the modern musical.Comedy-ballet - this is a unique genre of works of the great Moliere.
History comedy
event by which comedy was born, is not quite normal.When in 1669 the Sun King, Louis was called for as a passion for clothes, jewelery, chic appearance and brilliance, it was announced that the Great Ottoman Empire Sultan (ie Turkey) sends him an ambassadorial delegation, the governor of France has decided to beat him on thepart of luxury.Blazing jewelry abundance of gold and silver and expensive fabrics, luxury was to overshadow the eyes after accustomed in the East to a similar abundance and spread throughout the world the glory of wealth and greatness of the French court and its ruler.But the king's plan failed: he was the victim of a hoax and deception.Enraged, Louis ordered Moliere wrote a comedy, which would have derided the Turkish mentality, along with their delegation.Thus was born "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", whose first performance in front of the king and the nobility was given in mid-October 1670, the year, and the official for the Parisian public - in November 1670 th.Since that day (28 November) on the stage of the main theater of Paris - Palais Royal - during his lifetime performances were staged more than 42 times, and that's not counting other productions in theaters smaller!And after about a century appeared the first professional translation into Russian comedy.In Russia, "The Bourgeois Gentleman" was adopted "a great success", and his triumphal procession lasts until now.
content and characters
plot works is simple, the main intrigue of comedy lies not in conflict, but in the characters.Jourdain, its age tradesman, very rich, but narrow-minded, rude, and sometimes frankly stupid, ignorant, by all means wants to join the aristocratic refinement, grace, chivalry and gloss.The ultimate goal of all of his tricks - Marquis Dorimena, prunes aristocrat, accustomed to judge people by the severity of their purse and volume title.The ruined Count Dorant, trickster and deceiver safely Jourdain leads by the nose, promising to help move closer to Dorimenoy and in general, to enter his "friend" in the top Parisian light.By nature is not a fool, Mr. Jourdain blinded by brilliance and nobility in emphasis not notice that has already become a "cash cow" for just such scoundrels aristocrats.He takes them huge sums of money without requiring repayment.It employs a host of teachers, tailors, to the few educated and squared it.To sense from this there, but gold coins funneling full-flowing river.In fact, "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", a summary of which is to ridicule and criticism of the ruling class of nobles and coming to replace him bourgeoisie, there is a remarkable parody of the absolutist monarchical system, which was formed in France in the late 17th century.Comedy explicitly emphasizes that the future - not for Jourdain and Dorant, and for such honest, active, enterprising and sustainable types and characters, like Kleont, the groom's daughter Jourdain, from Kovel - his servants, and all those who are used to achieving everything inlife through his own mind, and strength.In this regard, the book "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" could be a desktop for Russian nobility.However, close to the point of view of copyright and performance of Moliere's comedy was the famous Russian playwright Fonvizina "Oaf."Both are included in the golden fund of world literature.
a household images
Needless to say that many expressions comedy became aphorisms, and the protagonist it symbolizes the human rudeness and lack of education, lack of taste and sense of proportion!"Jourdain with curlers" - we're talking about this, and that's it!
