{"product_id":"the-misanthrope-and-other-plays-a-new-selection-paperback","title":"The Misanthrope and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolière\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean-Baptiste Moliere\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Coward\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the seventeenth century Moli re raised comedy to the pitch of great art and three centuries later his plays are still a source of delight. He created a new synthesis from the major comic traditions at his disposal. This collection demonstrates the range of Moli re's comic vision his ability to move between the broad and basic ploys of farce to the more subtle and sophisticated level of high comedy. The Misanthrope appears along with Such Preposterously Precious Ladies Tartuffe A Doctor Despite Himself The Would-Be Gentleman and Those Learned Ladies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoliere \u003c\/b\u003ewas the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673). His plays achieved great success, especially his masterpiece, \u003cb\u003eThe Misanthrope\u003c\/b\u003e, and elicited enormous controversy with their religious irreverence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wood\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1900 and went to Manchester University. After some years in teaching and adult education he spent his working life in educational administration. Concern with the relevance of the arts in education, combined with personal predilection, led to involvement with the theatre and with the work of Molière in particular, as producer and translator. He also translated \u003cb\u003eThe Misanthrope and Other Plays\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Miser and Other Plays\u003c\/b\u003e for Penguin Classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Coward\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds, England. He won a Scott-Moncrieff prize for his edition of Albert Cohen's \u003cb\u003eBelle du Seigneur\u003c\/b\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.76 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841752985824,"sku":"9780140447309","price":11.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/YeBAb-0l1E9780140447309.webp?v=1781194721","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-misanthrope-and-other-plays-a-new-selection-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}