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  2. The Misanthrope - Wikipedia

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    The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (French: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; French pronunciation: [lə mizɑ̃tʁɔp u latʁabilɛːʁ amuʁø]) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Players. [1]

  3. Dyskolos - Wikipedia

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    Dyskolos (Greek: Δύσκολος, pronounced, translated as The Grouch, The Misanthrope, The Curmudgeon, The Bad-tempered Man or Old Cantankerous) is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander, the only one of his plays, and of the whole New Comedy, that has survived in nearly complete form. [1]

  4. The Misanthrope (Bruegel) - Wikipedia

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    The misanthrope also is walking unaware toward caltrops set for him by the world (cast in his path). He cannot renounce the world as he would wish and he is contrasted with the shepherd in the background, who guards his sheep and who is more virtuous than the misanthrope because of his simple, honourable performance of his duties and his sense ...

  5. Letter to M. d'Alembert on Spectacles - Wikipedia

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    He extensively discusses playwright Molière's work, and uses the play Le Misanthrope to exemplify a comedy in which the audience derives immoral pleasure. In the play, the main character, Alceste, is good and honest in his relationships with men and made to look ridiculous, whereas Philinte, a deceiver and manipulator, is shown as superior.

  6. Timon of Athens (person) - Wikipedia

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    The dialogue Timon or The Misanthrope by Lucian is about Timon. Timon is the inspiration for the William Shakespeare play Timon of Athens. Timon is the eponym of the words Timonist, Timonism, Timonian, and Timonize. Jonathan Swift claims to maintain a different sort of misanthropy than Timon in a letter to Alexander Pope.

  7. Misanthropy - Wikipedia

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    The destructive misanthrope is said to be driven by a hatred of humankind and aims at tearing it down, with violence if necessary. [7] [40] For the fugitive misanthrope, fear is the dominant emotion and leads the misanthrope to seek a secluded place in order to avoid the corrupting contact with civilization and humanity as much as possible. [7] [9]

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    This helps explain why December has been the second-best performing month (behind only November) for the S&P 500 since 1950, according to a recent analysis from broker-dealer LPL Financial.

  9. Comedy of manners - Wikipedia

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    In the 17th century, the comedy of manners is best realised in the plays of Molière, such as The School for Wives (1662), The Imposter (1664), and The Misanthrope (1666), which satirise the hypocrisies and pretensions of the ancien régime that ruled France from the late 15th century to the 18th century.