Synopsis
'Why does he write those ghastly plays that the whole of Paris flocks to see? And why does he paint such lifelike portraits that everyone recognizes themselves?' Moliere, The Impromptu at Versailles
This 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 defence of his theatre, in the form of two sparkling short plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles.
Moliere's prose plays are available in a complementary Oxford World's Classics edition, Don Juan and Other Plays.
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Both prose and verse translations do full justice to Moliere's wit and ingenuity, and make reading this book highly enjoyable. (TLS 01.09.10 her to produce versions that are much more successful in)
Slater completes her impressive achievement by including sparkling versions of the two polemical plays in prose. (TLS)
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Maya Slater has written and translated several books on French literature. The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy is her first novel. She is married with two daughters and lives in London.
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