The Misanthrope

By:

Moliere

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Oberon Modern Plays

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First performed in Paris in 1666, The Misanthrope is one of Moliere's great comic masterpieces. Exasperated by the corruption of society, the cynical but noble Alceste wrestles with his love for the wordly and coquettish Celimene. This version of The Misanthrope was first performed at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, by The Peter Hall Company, starring Michael Pennington, Elaine Paige, and Peter Bowles. Ranjit Bolt has translated many of the world's masterpieces of theatre including works by Sophocles, Goldoni, Corneille, Beaumarchais and Brecht. His highly successful translation of Moliere's The School for Wives (The Peter Hall Company) ran in the West End for six months.

Author Biography:

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere (1622-73), the French actor-manager and dramatist, was one of the theatre's greatest comic classics. Inspired by traditions of French farce and the 'commedia dell'arte', he courted controversy with his satiric commentaries on the society of his time and on eternal human foibles, but was saved by the patronage of the 'Sun King' Louis XIV. Born in Manchester in 1959, Ranjit Bolt was educated at Perse School and at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an investment analyst and advisor for eight years, before concentrating on theatre translation from the end of 1990. Ranjit Bolt's acclaimed translations for the theatre, many of which are published by Oberon Books, include works by Moliere, Seneca, Sophocles, Corneille, Beaumarchais, Brecht, Goldoni and Zorilla.

Release date Australia

March 19th, 1998

Author

Moliere

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Oberon Books Ltd

Pages

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Series

Oberon Modern Plays

Dimensions

130x210x7

ISBN-13

9781840020328

Product ID

12977133

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