The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Molière

The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Molière - Paperback

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The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Molière - Paperback

The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Molière - Paperback

by Richard Wilbur
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In brilliant rhymed couplets, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur renders two of seventeenth-century French playwright Moliere's comic masterpieces into English, capturing not only the form and spirit of the language but also its substance.

The Misanthrope is a searching comic study of falsity, shallowness, and self-righteousness through the character of Alceste, a man whose conscience and sincerity are too rigorous for his time.

In Tartuffe, a wily, opportunistic swindler manipulates a wealthy prude and bigot through his claims of piety. This latter translation earned Wilbur a share of the Bollingen Translation Prize for his critically-acclaimed work of this satiric take on religious hypocrisy.

"Mr. Wilbur has given us a sound, modern, conversational poetry and has made Moliere's The Misanthrope brilliantly our own."--The New York Times Book Review
ISBN9780156605175
Author Richard Wilbur
PublisherEcco Press
GenreArts and Drama
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 1965
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults and Adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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