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Psyche
Molière
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This is a very different Moliere, not the usual satire of everyday life. It is instead a classical tale based on the ancient story of Psyche and Cupid, and was performed for Louis XIV with ballet interludes to music by Jean-Baptiste Lully
This is a very different Moliere, not the usual satire of everyday life. It is instead a classical tale based on the ancient story of Psyche and Cupid, and was performed for Louis XIV with ballet interludes to music by Jean-Baptiste Lully
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Cid. Ah! my sister, our fate is enough to bereave one of reason, and all the ills of nature are nothing in comparison.
Agl. At times I can almost shed tears over it; it takes away my happiness and my rest; my constancy finds itself powerless against such a misfortune; my mind is for ever dwelling over it, and the ill success of our charms and the triumph of Psyche are ever before my eyes. At night, unceasingly, comes to me the remembrance of it, and nothing can banish the cruel picture. As soon as sweet slumber comes to deliver me from it, it is immediately recalled to my memory by some dream which startles me from my sleep.
Cid. That is just what I suffer from, my sister. All that you say, I see myself, and you depict everything that I experience.
Agl. Well, let us . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Wow. Pretty dramatic for Moliere, but he did have Corneille's help in writing this play. More dancing and music than in his strictly comical/satirical plays.....which is good, because the long speeches DO get a bit tedious. This must have been an amazing spectacle when staged. I just hope they used
Well nothing spacial to say about this play of Moliere. Semms like a fast improvisation for Louis XIV with a lot of dansers and fanfars. You can almost feel the presence of this old-stype pompous speaking ...
Interesting to read to feel that. Did not find a lot of interesting things to say.
The beginning had me laughing with its serpent/genitalia & death/sex innuendoes, but things got pretty boring after that. Unsurprisingly, the first half of the play that Molière write is greatly superior to the end
Molière fait partie de mes dramaturges préférés, il est même le premier et il fait partie de ceux que j'affectionne particulièrement surtout que c'est lui qui m'a donné le goût de la lecture. J'ai découvert récemment cette comédie-ballet en collaboration avec Corneille. J'étais intéressée à la fois
A short play about the myth about Psyche falling in love with Eros, Aphrodite's son. It reminded me of Beauty and the Beast (I know the myth was created before Beauty and the Beast) but with a lot more red flags. If a person tells you that they are so jealous of anyone or anything that comes in cont
An interesting change to an Ancient story. I'll have to read the Golden Asse by Apuleius to see how they compare. The 18th century poets/writers seemed to have a bit of a different take on the Roman/Greek Gods, so I'm curious as to how this has been changed.