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The Miser and Other Plays Book

Moliere combined all the traditional elements of comedy - wit, slapstick, spectacle and satire - to create richly sophisticated and enduringly popular dramas. The Miser is the story of Harpagon, a mean-spirited old man who becomes obsessed with making money out of the marriage of his children, while The Hypochondriac, another study in obsession, is a brilliant satire on the medical profession. The School for Wives, in which an ageing domestic tyrant is foiled in his plans to marry his young ward, provoked such an outcry that Moliere followed it with The School for Wives Criticized - a witty retort to those who disapproved of the play's supposed immorality. And while Don Juan is the darkest and most tragic of all the plays in this collection, it still mocks the soullessness of the skinflint with scathing irony.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Moliere (1622-73) combined all the traditional elements of comedy - wit, slapstick, spectacle and satire - with a deep understanding of character to create richly sophisticated dramas which have always delighted audiences.Most are built around...

  • Penguin

    Moliare (1622-73) combined all the traditional elements of comedy - wit, slapstick, spectacle and satire - with a deep understanding of character to create richly sophisticated dramas which have always delighted audiences.

  • ASDA

    Combining the traditional elements of comedy this title presents plays such as The Miser The Hypochondriac The School for Wives The School for Wives Criticized and Don Juan.

  • Pickabook

    Moliere, David Coward, David Coward (Trans)

  • 0140447288
  • 9780140447286
  • Jean-Baptiste Moliere
  • 27 May 2004
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 336
  • 2Rev Ed
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