Nanine
| AUTHOR | Voltaire |
| PUBLISHER | Start Classics (05/15/2024) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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This Comedy is called in the French Nanine ou le Préjugé Vaincu (Nanine or Prejudice Overcome). It is written as we are told in the title-page in verses of ten syllables. The absurdity of comedies in rhyme I have already remarked. The original begins thus: Il faut parler il faut Monsieur le Comte Vous expliquer nettement sur mon Compte.
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ISBN-13:
9798880908677
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Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
52
Carton Quantity:
68
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.25 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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Drama | European - General
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This Comedy is called in the French Nanine ou le Préjugé Vaincu (Nanine or Prejudice Overcome). It is written as we are told in the title-page in verses of ten syllables. The absurdity of comedies in rhyme I have already remarked. The original begins thus: Il faut parler il faut Monsieur le Comte Vous expliquer nettement sur mon Compte.
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Author:
Voltaire
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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