Deux Misanthropes contemporains. De Molière à Stéphane Braunschweig et Clément Hervieu-Léger
Two Contemporary Misanthropes. From Molière to Stéphane Braunschweig and Clément Hervieu-Léger

Summary/Abstract: his article proposes a parallel semiotic analysis of two contemporary stage adaptations of Molière’s The Misanthrope by Stéphane Braunschweig (Théâtre national de Strasbourg, 2003) and Clément Hervieu-Léger (Comédie Française, 2017). Keeping the classic text unaltered, the two directors offer totally different perspectives, accessing new layers of the literary reference. While Braunschweig is more concerned with how the scenography and costume design can keep the stakes of Molière’s play unaltered when transposing it in modern times, Hervieu-Léger applies a more radical reading, moving away from the demands of a comedy to provide the premises for a drama of ideas.

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