Jan Clarke speaks on the Not Just the Tudors podcast

 Jan Clarke and host Suzannah Lipscomb discuss Molière. From his audacious rejection of bourgeois expectations to his controversial plays that rattled the Catholic Church and delighted the King, Molière’s story is as theatrical as his work. So what can be learned about gender, religion, power and performance in Louis XIV’s France through Molière's comedies?

Together, Suzannah and Jan unravel the myth from the man and discover how Molière’s biting satire, his savvy court politics and his deep understanding of human nature made him a foundational figure in French literature and European theatre.

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