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Jules Romains, Knock Ou Le Triomphe De La Medecine
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781025760070
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine est une pièce de théâtre satirique emblématique de Jules Romains. Cette comédie en trois actes explore avec une ironie mordante les thèmes de la manipulation, de la crédulité humaine et du pouvoir exercé par les experts sur la société. L'intrigue suit l'ascension du docteur Knock dans le paisible village de Saint-Maurice, où il succède au docteur Parpalaid. Constatant que la population est en parfaite santé, ce qui entrave ses ambitions, Knock entreprend de persuader chaque habitant qu'il est un  malade qui s'ignore Â.
Grâce à une rhétorique pseudo-scientifique et une maÃ(R)trise absolue de la suggestion psychologique, le docteur transforme rapidement le bourg en un immense hà pital, instaurant un climat de peur et de dépendance. À travers cette Åuvre, Romains livre une critique féroce des dérives de la profession médicale et de la fragilité de la raison face au marketing de la maladie. Chef-d'Åuvre du théâtre du XXe siècle, Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine demeure une réflexion universelle sur la psychologie des masses et l'éthique professionnelle, tout en conservant une efficacité comique irrésistible. Cette satire sociale souligne avec force les tensions entre santé, commerce et autorité.
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