The Misanthrope and Other Plays: A New Selection (Penguin Classics) - Softcover
In the seventeenth century, Molière raised comedy to the pitch of great art and, three centuries later, his plays are still a source of delight. He created a new synthesis from the major comic traditions at his disposal. This collection demonstrates the range of Molière's comic vision, his ability to move between the broad and basic ploys of farce to the more subtle and sophisticated level of high comedy. The Misanthrope appears along with Such Preposterously Precious Ladies, Tartuffe, A Doctor Despite Himself, The Would-Be Gentleman, and Those Learned Ladies.
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"There are no better comedies than his."--"The New York Times"
"Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style."--Jean Chapelain
There are no better comedies than his. "The New York Times"
Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style. Jean Chapelain"
There are no better comedies than his. The New York Times
Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style. Jean Chapelain"
"There are no better comedies than his."--The New York Times "Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style."--Jean Chapelain
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"Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style."--Jean Chapelain
There are no better comedies than his. "The New York Times"
Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style. Jean Chapelain"
There are no better comedies than his. The New York Times
Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style. Jean Chapelain"
"There are no better comedies than his."--The New York Times "Moliere understands the genius of comedy, and presents it in a natural style."--Jean Chapelain
The Misanthrope, translated by Martin Crimp, is a blistering contemporary version of Molière's Le Misanthrope, a fierce argument between conformity, manners, and destructive truth-telling.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 014044730X
- ISBN 13 9780140447309
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
- EditorCoward David
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