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Misanthrope and Other Plays : A New Selection by Molière (2000, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Publisher: ISBN 13: 9780140447309. Title: The Misanthrope and Other Plays: "Such Foolish Affected Ladies", Item Condition: New. Author: Jean-Baptiste Moliere, David Coward, John Wood ISBN 10: 014044730X.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-10014044730X

ISBN-139780140447309

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038266422

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleMisanthrope and Other Plays : a New Selection

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, European / General, Satire, Humorous / General

Publication Year2000

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreDrama, Fiction

AuthorMolière

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.8 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-702934

Notes byCoward, David

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal842/.4

Grade ToUP

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisMolière (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. Like Shakespeare, Molière was a true man of the theatre whose comedies blend sharp insight into human nature with an unerring sense of what would work on stage and make people laugh. All his greatest achievements are included here and in the accompanying Penguin Classics volume, The Miser and Other Plays . For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Moli re (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 Moli re's long-standing vendetta against the medical profession. Like Shakespeare, Moli re was a true man of the theatre whose comedies blend sharp insight into human nature with an unerring sense of what would work on stage and make people laugh. All his greatest achievements are included here and in the accompanying Penguin Classics volume, The Miser and Other Plays . For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., In the seventeenth century, Moli re 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 Moli re'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.

LC Classification NumberPQ1825.E5W583 2000