by Jean-Baptiste Moliere · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140447309
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«The Misanthrope and Other Plays» is an anthology of theatrical comedies by Molière, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (352 pages, in English).
This anthology brings together six comedies by Molière ranging from farce to comedy of character, including 'The Misanthrope', 'Tartuffe' and 'The Would-Be Gentleman'. The characters in these comedies, driven by obsession, deceit or affectation, serve the satire of religious hypocrisy, social vanity and the customs of the era.
Original text in French, translated into English by John Wood and David Coward, with introduction and notes by David Coward.
For readers of classic French theatre, comedy of character and seventeenth-century social satire.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".
