Author: Eric Bentley
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780936839196
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Four of the most representative French plays from the classic era, two tragedies and two comedies, in translations by distinguished authors.
The Misanthrope and Other French Classics
Author: Eric Bentley
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780936839196
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Four of the most representative French plays from the classic era, two tragedies and two comedies, in translations by distinguished authors.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780936839196
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Four of the most representative French plays from the classic era, two tragedies and two comedies, in translations by distinguished authors.
The Misanthrope and Other French Classics
Author: Eric Bentley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Four French Plays
Author: Jean Racine
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141392096
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The 'greatest hits' of French classical theatre, in vivid and acclaimed new Penguin translations by John Edmunds and with editorial apparatus by Joseph Harris. The plays in this volume - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache and Phaedra - span only thirty-seven years, but make up the defining period of French theatre. In Corneille's Cinna (1640), absolute power is explored in ancient Rome, while Molière's The Misanthrope (1666), the only comedy in this collection, sees its anti-hero outcast for his refusal to conform to social conventions. Here also are two key plays by Racine: Andromache (1667), recounting the tragedy of Hector's widow after the Trojan War, and Phaedre (1677), showing a mother crossing the bounds of love with her son. This translation of Phaedra was originally broadcast on Radio Three with a cast including Prunella Scales and Timothy West, and was praised by playwright Harold Pinter. This is the first time it has been published. The edition also includes an introduction by Joseph Harris, genealogical tables, pronunciation guides, critiques and prefaces, as well as a chronology and suggested further reading. After a varied career as an actor, teacher, and BBC TV national newsreader, John Edmunds became the founder-director of Aberystwyth University's department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies. Joseph Harris is Senior Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London and author of Hidden Agendas: Cross-Dressing in Seventeenth-Century France (2005).
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141392096
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The 'greatest hits' of French classical theatre, in vivid and acclaimed new Penguin translations by John Edmunds and with editorial apparatus by Joseph Harris. The plays in this volume - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache and Phaedra - span only thirty-seven years, but make up the defining period of French theatre. In Corneille's Cinna (1640), absolute power is explored in ancient Rome, while Molière's The Misanthrope (1666), the only comedy in this collection, sees its anti-hero outcast for his refusal to conform to social conventions. Here also are two key plays by Racine: Andromache (1667), recounting the tragedy of Hector's widow after the Trojan War, and Phaedre (1677), showing a mother crossing the bounds of love with her son. This translation of Phaedra was originally broadcast on Radio Three with a cast including Prunella Scales and Timothy West, and was praised by playwright Harold Pinter. This is the first time it has been published. The edition also includes an introduction by Joseph Harris, genealogical tables, pronunciation guides, critiques and prefaces, as well as a chronology and suggested further reading. After a varied career as an actor, teacher, and BBC TV national newsreader, John Edmunds became the founder-director of Aberystwyth University's department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies. Joseph Harris is Senior Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London and author of Hidden Agendas: Cross-Dressing in Seventeenth-Century France (2005).
The Misanthrope and Other Plays
Author: Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698192028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Misanthrope * The Doctor in Spite of Himself * The Miser * The Would-Be Gentleman * The Mischievous Machinations of Scapin * The Learned Women * The Imaginary Invalid “The comedy,” Molière once quipped, “is excellent, and they who deride it deserve to be derided.” Written during the triumphant final years of Molière’s career, these seven works represent the mature flowering of his artistry and the most profound development of his vision of humanity. They are essential to appreciating the full genius of this greatest and best-loved French comic author. With an Introduction by Donald M. Frame and an Afterword by Lewis C. Seifert
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698192028
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Misanthrope * The Doctor in Spite of Himself * The Miser * The Would-Be Gentleman * The Mischievous Machinations of Scapin * The Learned Women * The Imaginary Invalid “The comedy,” Molière once quipped, “is excellent, and they who deride it deserve to be derided.” Written during the triumphant final years of Molière’s career, these seven works represent the mature flowering of his artistry and the most profound development of his vision of humanity. They are essential to appreciating the full genius of this greatest and best-loved French comic author. With an Introduction by Donald M. Frame and an Afterword by Lewis C. Seifert
The Misanthrope and Other Plays
Author: Molière
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451529871
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Translates seven plays of Molière and comments upon the background of each dramatization.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451529871
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Translates seven plays of Molière and comments upon the background of each dramatization.
Le misanthrope and L'avare
Author: Molière
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French literature
Languages : fr
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French literature
Languages : fr
Pages : 290
Book Description
The Misanthrope
Author: Molière
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486112950
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
One of the best of Molière's comedies, focusing on a man who is quick to criticize the faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. Publisher's Note.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486112950
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
One of the best of Molière's comedies, focusing on a man who is quick to criticize the faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. Publisher's Note.
Tartuffe and Other Plays
Author: Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698196678
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Seven plays by the genius of French theater. Including The Ridiculous Precieuses, The School for Husbands, The School for Wives, Don Juan, The Versailles Impromptu, and The Critique of the School for Wives, this collection showcases the talent of perhaps the greatest and best-loved French playwright. Translated and with an Introduction by Donald M. Frame With a Foreword by Virginia Scott And a New Afterword by Charles Newell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698196678
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Seven plays by the genius of French theater. Including The Ridiculous Precieuses, The School for Husbands, The School for Wives, Don Juan, The Versailles Impromptu, and The Critique of the School for Wives, this collection showcases the talent of perhaps the greatest and best-loved French playwright. Translated and with an Introduction by Donald M. Frame With a Foreword by Virginia Scott And a New Afterword by Charles Newell
The Miser and Other Plays
Author: Molière
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140440362
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Molïre was the stage name of French playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin, known for satire and controversy.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140440362
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Molïre was the stage name of French playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin, known for satire and controversy.