The Misanthrope: Moliere : Version - Brossura

Moliere, Moliere

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571179096 ISBN 13: 9780571179091

Casa editrice: Moliere, 1996

Riassunto

Alceste abhors hypocrisy and the well-rehearsed, sycophantic pleasantries of the chattering classes. But having savaged Covington - a theatre critic who thinks he can write plays - Alceste goes on to attack Jennifer, the woman he really loves. What if his determination to tell the truth proves more destructive than their instinct to avoid it?
Moliere's greatest comedy, Le Misanthrope (1666), with its fierce argument between conformity and non-conformity, is reworked in this blistering, contemporary version by Martin Crimp.

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Descrizione del libro:

The Misanthrope, translated by Martin Crimp, is a blistering contemporary version of Molière's Le Misanthrope, a fierce argument between conformity, manners, and destructive truth-telling.

L'autore:

Molière (1622-73) was born Jean Poquelin, the son of a prosperous upholsterer of Paris. His father was attached to the service of the King and Molière was intended to succeed him. However, in 1643 he changed his surname and joined a family of actors, the Béjarts. Encouraged by their touring success the group returned to Paris and performed in front of Louis XIV and his Court. The success of Molière's farce Le Docteur Amoureux gave the group the opportunity to share a theatre at the Petit- Bourbon with an Italian company, and here Molière's reputation was established. His other plays include L'Ecole des Femmes (1662), Don Juan (1665), Tartuffe (written 1664, produced 1667), Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1671), Les Femmes Savantes (1673) and Le Malade Imaginaire (1673).

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• Editore: Moliere
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0571179096
• ISBN 13: 9780571179091
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120