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Four French Plays - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra (Paperback)
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Four French Plays - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra (Paperback)
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This new Penguin volume includes the 'greatest hits' of French
classical theatre, in vivid and acclaimed English translations. The
plays in this volume - Cinna, The Misanthrope, Andromache and
Phaedra - span only thirty-seven years, but make up the defining
period of French theatre. In Corneille's Cinna (1640), absolute
power is explored in ancient Rome, while Moliere's The Misanthrope
(1666), the only comedy in this collection, sees its anti-hero
outcast for his refusal to conform to social conventions. Here also
are two key plays by Racine: Andromache (1667), recounting the
tragedy of Hector's widow after the Trojan War, and Phaedre (1677),
showing a mother crossing the bounds of love with her son. John
Edmunds' translation of Phaedra was originally broadcast on Radio
Three with a cast including Prunella Scales and Timothy West, and
was subsequently praised by Harold Pinter. This is the first time
it has been published. Often hailed as the father of French
tragedy, PIERRE CORNEILLE made his name with the tragicomedy Le Cid
in 1637. His best-known works include the tragedies Horace (1640)
and Cinna (1641). MOLIERE founded the 'Illustre Theatre' troupe and
wrote numerous comedies, including Tartuffe (1664), which was
banned, Le Misanthrope (1666) and L'Avare (1668). JEAN RACINE
became known as one of the period's leading playwrights, with such
tragedies as Andromaque (1667), Britannicus (1669) and Phedre
(1677). After a varied career as an actor, teacher, and BBC TV
national newsreader, JOHN EDMUNDS became the founder-director of
Aberystwyth university's department of Theatre, Film and Television
Studies. JOSEPH HARRIS is Senior Lecturer at Royal Holloway,
University of London and author of Hidden Agendas: Cross-Dressing
in Seventeenth-Century France (2005).
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Imprint: |
Penguin Classics
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Jean Racine
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-14-139208-0 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
French
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Categories: |
Books >
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Literature: texts >
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General
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LSN: |
0-14-139208-8 |
Barcode: |
9780141392080 |
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