The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays by Moliere, Maya Slater (Translator)
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- Pub. Date: July 2001
- 400pp
- Sales Rank: 294,255
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 2001
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Format: Paperback, 400pp
- Sales Rank: 294,255
- Series: Oxford World's Classics Series
- ISBN-13: 9780192833419
- ISBN: 0192833413
Synopsis
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.
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