Episode 316: "Don Juan" by Moliere, Acts 2-5
The Literary Life Podcast · Angelina Stanford Thomas Banks
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Show Notes
On The Literary Life podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas are back with this second episode on the play Don Juan by Moliere. After sharing their commonplace quotes for this week, Thomas kicks off the discussion of the play with a definition of the farce and how it applies to this play. They share more notable passages of Don Juan as they highlight related literature and stories from across Europe, the archetypes and stock characters represented by Sganarelle, and the value of the comedic form. They also talk about other works that were influenced by this play.
Don't forget to check out the complete show notes for this episode at https://theliterary.life/316.