The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Molière -- Richard Wilbur, Paperback
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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
The Misanthrope and Tartuffe, by Molière -- Richard Wilbur, Paperback
$19.99
Author: Richard Wilbur
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 12/12/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.6 lbs
Size: 7.9" H x 5.3" L x 0.8" W
ISBN: 9780156605175