The Misanthrope and Tartuffe
by Moliere
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Author: MoliereTranslator: Richard Wilbur
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1965-10-20
ISBN: 0156605171
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Book Review: "Sincerity in excess / Can get you into a very pretty mess"
Summary: 5 Stars
Here they are. The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, arguably Moliere's two most famous plays, translated by Pulizter Prize-winner Richard Wilbur, the crown jewels of his poetic output. These translations are performed all the time, and have proved themselves on the modern stage. But the effect of them is not lessened by reading, as this bookshelf-ready edition shows. They are packed with hilarious observations about the pretentions in us all.The Misanthrope is about a man who tells the harshest truth to everyone but himself; Tartuffe about hypocricy in religion. They read fast and funny, the rhyming couplets of the original faithfully reproduced. The language seems so natural and witty that you think perhaps these plays weren't written in the seventeenth century. But they were, this species of farce being extinct these days, except in rare places like The Simpsons. I can not only unhesitatingly recommend these, but also all of Wilbur's translations of Moliere. It is rare for a comic author to get such a seriously worthy treatment. Hooray!
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