Tartuffe, By Moliø¿re
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
23 December 1967
Summary
The renowned French playwright Molière’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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780156881807 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0156881802 |
| Author: | Richard Wilbur |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 23 December 1967 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 135mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“Mr. Wilbur has given us, with great fidelity and charm, the nearest thing to Molière that we have.” - Jackson Matthews, New York Review of Books
“Richard Wilbur’s translation of Tartuffe is a continues delight from beginning to end.” - Richard Eberhart
About The Author
Richard Wilbur
Molière (1622-1673), born Jean-Baptise Poquelin, was a widely renowned French poet, playwright, and actor.
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.
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