TY - JOUR
T1 - Comic treatment : Molière and the farce of medicine
AU - LIVINGSTON, Paisley Nathan
PY - 1979/5/1
Y1 - 1979/5/1
N2 - When Comedy, Music and Ballet step forward at the end of L'Amour medecin, the audience learns that in Moliere's theater the farcical passage from sickness to health is much more than a theme. Claiming to have a real therapeutic value, the three arts ask to be recognized as the grands medecins, and present themselves as an alternative to a dubious and rather mercenary medical profession.
AB - When Comedy, Music and Ballet step forward at the end of L'Amour medecin, the audience learns that in Moliere's theater the farcical passage from sickness to health is much more than a theme. Claiming to have a real therapeutic value, the three arts ask to be recognized as the grands medecins, and present themselves as an alternative to a dubious and rather mercenary medical profession.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/2590
U2 - 10.2307/2906292
DO - 10.2307/2906292
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 94
SP - 676
EP - 687
JO - MLN - Modern Language Notes
JF - MLN - Modern Language Notes
SN - 0026-7910
IS - 4
ER -