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Four French Plays: Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra
Jean Racine
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Description for Four French Plays: Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra
Paperback. Includes the 'greatest hits' of French classical theatre, in English translations. This volume includes these plays - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache and Phaedra - span only thirty-seven years, but make up the defining period of French theatre. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 illustration (black and white). BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
This new Penguin volume includes the 'greatest hits' of French classical theatre, in vivid and acclaimed English translations.
The plays in this volume - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache and Phaedra - span only thirty-seven years, but make up the defining period of French theatre. In Corneille's Cinna (1640), absolute power is explored in ancient Rome, while Molière's The Misanthrope (1666), the only comedy in this collection, sees its anti-hero outcast for his refusal to conform to social conventions. Here also are two key plays by Racine: Andromache (1667), recounting the tragedy of Hector's widow after the Trojan War, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
246 g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141392080
SKU
V9780141392080
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Ref
99-1
About Jean Racine
Often hailed as the father of French tragedy, PIERRE CORNEILLE made his name with the tragicomedy Le Cid in 1637. His best-known works include the tragedies Horace (1640) and Cinna (1640). MOLIÈRE founded the 'Illustre Théâtre' troupe and wrote numerous comedies, including Tartuffe (1664), which was banned, Le Misanthrope (1666) and L'Avare (1668). JEAN RACINE became known as one of ... Read more
Reviews for Four French Plays: Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra
Racine's plays...create in performance a terrifying and inescapable velocity - they are grippingly exciting
Alan Hollinghurst
Alan Hollinghurst