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Segundo tomo de las obras esenciales de Molière, uno de los mayores dramaturgos de la literatura europea, a cargo de Mauro ArmiñoEste segundo volumen completa nuestra edición de las obras escogidas de Molière con piezas tan conocidas como El misántropo o El enfermo imaginario, a las que se suman El burgués gentilhombre, Las mujeres sabias y Georges Dandin. El misántropo, en el que un grupo de aristócratas parisinos llevan una existencia basada en las apariencias y la hipocresía, es uno de los dramas más representados del padre de la Comédie Française. El enfermo imaginario, inspirada en los arquetipos de la commedia dell'arte, fue la última comedia escrita por Molière, que murió tras sentirse indispuesto durante una de sus representaciones. La irreverente y divertida El burgués gentilhombre, centrada en los llamados nuevos ricos, fue escrita por encargo del rey Luis XIV y cierra junto con Las mujeres sabias

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Molière's most-admired comedy of manners, about a man whose quickness to criticise the flaws in others, and in himself, leads him into deep trouble. Alceste, the 'misanthrope', hates all mankind, and despairs of its hypocrisy and falseness. He believes that the world could be perfected if people were more honest with each other. But when his honesty starts to make him enemies, and the target of malicious gossips, it is his world and his life which suffer. The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux) was first performed in 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris. This English version, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Molière's story of a covetous old miser, obsessively protecting his hoard of gold and neglecting his long-suffering children. Harpagon is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cléante, and a daughter, Élise. Although he is over sixty, he is attempting to marry his son's own sweetheart, Mariane. But it seems that Harpagon's pinchpenny paranoia is finally catching up with him – his gold is missing, and this time it might really have disappeared for good... The Miser was first performed in 1668, at the theatre of the Palais-Royal, Paris. This English version, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classic series, is translated and introduced by Martin Sorrell.

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Creador de la comedia en Francia, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Molière (1622-1673), entreveró la capacidad de observación, el talento literario y el impulso crítico para alumbrar un género dramático en el que los propios contemporáneos suministraban la materia adecuada para la creación de personajes inolvidables que animan tramas perfectamente estructuradas. El presente volumen reúne dos de sus obras más célebres, muy distintas entre sí aunque con el denominador común de incidir en los nuevos aires ?socializadores? promovidos por el reinado de Luis XIV. Si en ?El misántropo? (1666) es un atrabiliario miembro de la nobleza el que, enamorado, se ?suicida? socialmente en una comedia a la postre sombría, ?El burgués gentilhombre? (1670) hace chanza de un burgués enriquecido cuyas ínfulas y cuyo afán por codearse con la aristocracia lo llevan al ridículo.Prólogo y traducción de Mauro Armiño

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Let's see how crafty a picture you paint. You're making a demon out of a saint.In this spectacular dramatic comedy, the villainous Tartuffe shocks and enthrals with his deceptive powers. Charming to some, a danger to others, one family risks losing everything if he gets his way. Molière's exuberant seventeenth-century classic is brought back to life in an audacious contemporary Irish version by Frank McGuinness. Tartuffe premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in March 2023.

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'Why does he write those ghastly plays that the whole of Paris flocks to see? And why does he paint such lifelike portraits that everyone recognizes themselves?' Moliere, The Impromptu at Versailles This 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 defence of his theatre, in the form of two sparkling short plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles. Moliere's prose plays are available in a complementary Oxford World's Classics edition, Don Juan and Other Plays. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Molière's classic farce, Le Malade Imaginaire, in a fresh and performable translation. The 'imaginary invalid' Argan is so obsessed with his health that he fails to notice what is happening around him in his own family. His scheming wife and loving daughter are finally revealed to him in their true light by Argan's brother, who poses as a quack doctor and suggests he feigns death to test their loyalty. This English version of Molière's The Hypochondriac, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Martin Sorrell.

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