The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Moliere
Creator: Maya Slater
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 82396
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reissue
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Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0199540187
Dewey Decimal Number: 842.4
EAN: 9780199540181
ASIN: 0199540187
Publication Date: July 15, 2008
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This unique volume brings together four of Moliere's greatest verse 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 defense of his theater, in the form of two sparkling short plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles.
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Amusing May 22, 2007
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The book contains two of Moliere's best known works, "Tartuffe" (about a religious hypocrite) and "The Misanthrope." Clever and incisive, these works provoke commentary and poke fun at human qualities that everyone can relate to. Well worth reading for its humor and social commentary.
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