Drama, General & Miscellaneous Drama

The Misanthrope

Name: The Misanthrope
Author: Moliere
ISBN: 9780486270654

by Moliere, Stanley Applebaum (Editor), Shane Weller

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Overview

Alceste abhors hypocrisy and the well-rehearsed, sycophantic pleasantries of the chattering classes. But having savaged Covington - a theatre critic who thinks he can write plays - Alceste goes on to attack Jennifer, the woman he really loves. What if his determination to tell the truth proves more destructive than their instinct to avoid it? Moliere's greatest comedy, Le Misanthrope (1666), with its fierce argument between conformity and non-conformity, is reworked in this blistering, contemporary version by Martin Crimp.

Synopsis

One of the best of Molière's comedies, focusing on a man who is quick to criticize the faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. Publisher's Note.

Hudson Review

...surely the best translation of Molière ever done into English.

About the Author, Moliere

Molière is one of the greatest writers of comedy of all time. Works include Les Fourberies de Scapin, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Miser, and The Hypochondriac.