The Misanthrope and Other Plays
by:
Donald M. Frame (author)
Molière (author)
In the seventeenth century, Molière 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 Molière's comic vision, his...
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In the seventeenth century, Molière 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 Molière'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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451524157 (0451524152)
Publish date: November 1st 1968
Publisher: Signet Classics
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
France,
17th Century
IntroductionChronologyBibliographyNote on MoneyTranslator's Note--Such Foolish Affected Ladies--Tartuffe--The Misanthrope--The Doctor Despite Himself--The Would-Be Gentleman--Those Learned LadiesExplanatory Notes
Moliere has long been on my to-read list because his comedies were on a list of "100 Significant Books" I was determined to read through. The introduction in one of the books of his plays says that of his "thirty-two comedies... a good third are among the comic masterpieces of world literature." The...
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