The Grouch - A Modern Version of The Misanthrope

Informationen zum Autor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière Klappentext "How I deplore the bogus waysOf society these days -A sort of national contestTo find out who can a se-lick best!"In this witty cutting version of Le Misanthrope Molière's angry hero Alceste becomes Alan - journalist, intellectual and free spirit-who finds himself adrift in a social whirl of false flattery and schmooze. In a world where nobody calls a spade a spade (or even knows what a spade is for), how can the cantankerous but high-minded Alan secure the affections of Celia - a spoiled, feckless, fickle socialite, who happens to be the love of his life? The Grouch was first performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse in February 2008 Vorwort A brilliant and witty new translation of Moliere's Misanthrope. Zusammenfassung "A brilliant and witty new translation of Moliere's Misanthrope. "

Product details

• Authors: Ranjit Bolt, Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Molière
• Assisted by: Ranjit Bolt (Editor), Ranjit Bolt (Translation)
• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2008
• EAN: 9781840028355
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-835-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Oberon Modern Plays; Oberon Classics; Oberon Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies