| Publication |
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008.
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| Description |
xxix, 367pWhite Spine
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| Series |
Oxford World's Classics
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| Summary/Abstract |
This volume brings together four verse translations of Moliere's greatest 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 prose plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles.
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| Contents |
Introduction
Textual note
The school for wives
The school for wives criticized
The impromptu at Versailles
Tartuffe
The misanthrope
The clever women
Bibliography
Chronolgy
Explanatory notes
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| Standard Number |
9780199540181 Pb.
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