Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays

Zusatztext Slater completes her impressive achievement by including sparkling versions of the two polemical plays in prose. Klappentext This unique volume brings together four of Moliere's greatest verse comedies covering the best years of his prolific writing career. Actor, director, and playwright, Moliere (1622-73) was one of the finest and most influential French dramatists, adept at portraying human foibles and puncturing pomposity. The School for Wives was his first great success; Tartuffe, condemned and banned for five years, his most controversial play. The Misanthrope is his acknowledged masterpiece, and The Clever Women his last, and perhaps best-constructed, verse piece. In addition this collection includes a spirited attack on his enemies and a defense of his theater, in the form of two sparkling short plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles. Zusammenfassung A unique collection of Moliere's four greatest verse comedies in new translation: The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The School for Wives and The Clever Women, plus two short plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles. Inhaltsverzeichnis The School for Wives The School for Wives Criticized The Impromptu at Versailles Tartuffe The Misanthrope The Clever Women

Product details

• Authors: Moli^D`ere, Moliere, Molière
• Assisted by: Maya Slater (Translation), Maya (Senior Research Fellow Slater (Translation), Slater Maya (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2008
• EAN: 9780199540181
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954018-1
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 18 mm
• Series: World's classics; Oxford World's Classics; World's classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC; Oxford World's Classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC; World's classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Theaterstücke (div.), French, DRAMA / General, Plays, playscripts, drama