text_original: The modernity of his form is obvious enough, and he is the master of modern comedy, not only because he realized better than any prede  cessor in any country what the true province of 220 THE MODERNITY OF MOLIERE comedy was and what were its possibilities and its limitations but also because he wrote for the modern playhouse, with its roof, with its artificial lighting, with its scenery, with its seated spectators.
text_transcription: THE MODERNITY OF HIS FORM IS OBVIOUS ENOUGH AND HE IS THE MASTER OF MODERN COMEDY NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE REALISED BETTER THAN ANY PREDECESSOR IN ANY COUNTRY WHAT THE TRUE PROVINCE OF COMEDY WAS AND WHAT WERE ITS POSSIBILITIES AND ITS LIMITATIONS BUT ALSO BECAUSE HE WROTE FOR THE MODERN PLAYHOUSE WITH ITS ROOF WITH ITS ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING WITH ITS SCENERY WITH ITS SEATED SPECTATORS
phonemes: ðə mɑːdˈɚnᵻɾi ʌv hɪz fˈɔːɹm ɪz ˈɑːbviəs ɪnˈʌf, ænd hiː ɪz ðə mˈæstɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːdɚn kˈɑːmədi, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli bɪkˈʌz hiː ɹˈiːəlaɪzd bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˌɛni pɹˈiːd sˈɛsɚɹ ɪn ˌɛni kˈʌntɹi wʌt ðə tɹˈuː pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ðə mɑːdˈɚnᵻɾi ʌv mˌoʊliˈɛɹ kˈɑːmədi wʌz ænd wʌt wɜːɹ ɪts pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ænd ɪts lˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃənz bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ bɪkˈʌz hiː ɹˈoʊt fɚðə mˈɑːdɚn plˈeɪhaʊs, wɪð ɪts ɹˈuːf, wɪð ɪts ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl lˈaɪɾɪŋ, wɪð ɪts sˈiːnɚɹi, wɪð ɪts sˈiːɾᵻd spɛktˈeɪɾɚz.