Best of
French-Literature
1959
The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays
Molière - 1959
Actor, director, and playwright, Moli�re (1622-73) was one of the finest and most influential French dramatists, adept at portraying human foibles and puncturing pomposity. The School for Wives was his first great success; Tartuffe, condemned and banned for five years, his most controversial play. The Misanthrope is his acknowledged masterpiece, and The Clever Women his last, and perhaps best-constructed, verse piece. In addition this collection includes a spirited attack on his enemies and a defense of his theater, in the form of two sparkling short plays, The School for Wives Criticized and The Impromptu at Versailles.
The Oxford Companion to French Literature
Henry Paul Harvey - 1959
It also ranges beyond the strictly literary sphere to cover many aspects of French life and history.