The Miser and Other Plays: A New Selection
This volume of Moliere's dramatic commentaries on society presents The Miser, a misguided hero who obsessively disrupts the lives of those around him. The School for Wives is newly translated for this edition and was fiercely denounced as impious and vulgar. Moliere's response to his detractors became The School for Wives Criticized. Even more alarming to critics was his version of Don Juan. In The Hypochondriac, he produced an outrageous expose of medicine.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 b…
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Weitere Autoren: Wood, John (Übers.) / Coward, David (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044728-6
- EAN: 9780140447286
- Produktnummer: 9343373
- Verlag: Penguin Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D2.1 cm 227 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 227
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
Über den Autor
Molière was born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in Paris in 1622. He began studying law but gave it up in favour of an acting career. A gifted actor, director and writer, he is remembered as the creator of French classical comedy. He died in 1673 aftera performance of The Hypochondriac.John Wood was involved with theatrical productions of Molière as a producer and translator.David Coward is a Professor of French at the University of Leeds. He has translated many French novels and plays.
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