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The Misanthrope and Other Plays: A New Selection

The Misanthrope and Other Plays: A New Selection

Wood, John
Coward, David
Molière

Paperback

Series: Penguin Classics

Plays

Publisher Price: $10.00

ISBN10: 014044730X
ISBN13: 9780140447309
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: Sep 1 2000
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.16 Depth: 7.76
Language: English
Molière (1622-73) combined all the traditional elements of comedy--wit, slapstick, spectacle and satire--with a deep understanding of character to create richly sophisticated dramas which have always delighted audiences. Most are built around dangerously deluded and obsessive heroes such as The Would-Be Gentleman and The Misanthrope who threaten to blight the lives of those around them. Such Foolish Affected Ladies and Those Learned Ladies (both newly translated for this edition) expose the extravagant, fashionable fads and snobbery of the Parisian smart set, while the story of the falsely devout Tartuffe and his devoted disciple Orgon attracted huge controversy for its attack on religious hypocrisy. Finally, The Doctor Despite Himself forms a hilarious chapter in Molière's long-standing vendetta against the medical profession.

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