Moliere: the Complete Richard Wilbur Translations, Volume 2 The Misanthrope / Amphitryon / Tartuffe / the Learned Ladies |
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| Author:
| Moliere, |
| Translator:
| Wilbur, Richard |
| Foreword by:
| Gopnik, Adam |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59853-708-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2022 |
| Publisher: | Library of America, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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The second volume includes the elusive masterpiece, The Misanthrope, often said to occupy the same space in comedy as Shakespeare's Hamlet does in tragedy; the fantastic farce Amphitryon, about how Jupiter and Mercury commandeer the identities of two mortals; Tartuffe, Moliere's biting satire of religious hypocrisy; and The Learned Ladies, like Tarfuffe, a drama of a household turned suddenly upside down. This volume includes the original introductions by Richard Wilbur and an...
More DescriptionThe second volume includes the elusive masterpiece, The Misanthrope, often said to occupy the same space in comedy as Shakespeare's Hamlet does in tragedy; the fantastic farce Amphitryon, about how Jupiter and Mercury commandeer the identities of two mortals; Tartuffe, Moliere's biting satire of religious hypocrisy; and The Learned Ladies, like Tarfuffe, a drama of a household turned suddenly upside down. This volume includes the original introductions by Richard Wilbur and an introduction by Adam Gopnik on the exquisite art of Wilbur's translations.