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The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays
The Misanthrope Tartuffe and Other Plays Author:Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Maya Slater (Translator) This unique volume brings together four of Moli re's greatest verse comedies covering the best years of his prolific writing career. 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 hi... more »s 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 WivesCriticized and The Impromptuat Versailles.« less