Tartuffe, by Molière
| AUTHOR | Molire; Moliere; Wilbur, Richard et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Ecco Press (01/10/1968) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The renowned French playwright Molire's most masterful and most frequently performed play, skillfully translated into English by the Pulitzer Prize-winning translator Richard Wilbur.
The rich bourgeois Orgon has become a bigot and prude. The title character, a wily opportunist and swindler, affects sancity and gains complete ascendancy over Ogron, who not only attemps to turn over his fortune but offers his daughter in marriage to his "spiritual" guide.
Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Wilbur.
The rich bourgeois Orgon has become a bigot and prude. The title character, a wily opportunist and swindler, affects sancity and gains complete ascendancy over Ogron, who not only attemps to turn over his fortune but offers his daughter in marriage to his "spiritual" guide.
Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Wilbur.
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ISBN-13:
9780156881807
ISBN-10:
0156881802
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
176
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
5.20 x 0.50 x 7.90 inches
Weight:
0.34 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Drama | European - French
Drama | Theater - General
Drama | Women Authors
Grade Level:
9th Grade
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
842.4
Library of Congress Control Number:
92008672
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The renowned French playwright Molire's most masterful and most frequently performed play, skillfully translated into English by the Pulitzer Prize-winning translator Richard Wilbur.
The rich bourgeois Orgon has become a bigot and prude. The title character, a wily opportunist and swindler, affects sancity and gains complete ascendancy over Ogron, who not only attemps to turn over his fortune but offers his daughter in marriage to his "spiritual" guide.
Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Wilbur.
The rich bourgeois Orgon has become a bigot and prude. The title character, a wily opportunist and swindler, affects sancity and gains complete ascendancy over Ogron, who not only attemps to turn over his fortune but offers his daughter in marriage to his "spiritual" guide.
Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Wilbur.
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Translator:
Wilbur, Richard
RICHARD WILBUR, one of America s most beloved poets, has served as poet laureate of the United States. He has received the National Book Award, two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Arts Club medal of honor for literature, and a number of translation prizes, including two Bollingen Prizes and two awards from PEN.
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