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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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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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His biting satire, witty dialogue, and irreverent staging have made him a favorite with theatergoers for four centuries. This Norton Critical Edition of Moliere’s most controversial and most often-performed play is based on Constance Congdon’s acclaimed new verse translation. It is accompanied by explanatory annotations and nine illustrations of the seventeenth-century farce. “Backgrounds and Sources” draws readers’ attention to the real-life controversy Moliere faced following the opening of Tartuffe, which was immediately banned by the Church. Both sides of the argument surrounding Tartuffe are presented in contemporary documents translated and annotated by Virginia Scott, among them Moliere’s three petitions to King Louis XIV, Pierre Roullé on the monarchy, letters by Boileau and Charles Robinet, and Hardouin de Péréfixe on the law. Assessments of Tartuffe as a production are given in seminal reviews by Harold Clurman and John Peter. Constantin Stanislavsky and Louis Jovet discuss the challenges they faced in preparing for modern productions of Tartuffe. From the wealth of critical commentary on Tartuffe both in the United States and in France, the editors have chosen nine interpretations focusing on the central issues of translation, religion, social history, staging, and international adaptation. Contributors include Nancy Senior, Emanuel S. Chill, Roger W. Herzel, P. Munoz Simonds, Pamela Saur, William J. Beck, Mechele Leon, Wilma Newberry, and Cheryl Kennedy McFarren. A Chronology of Moliere’s life and work and a Chronology are included.

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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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