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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100141392088
ISBN-139780141392080
eBay Product ID (ePID)159937518
Product Key Features
Original LanguageFrench
Book TitleFour French Plays : Cinna, the Misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicEuropean / French, General
IllustratorYes
GenreDrama
AuthorJean Racine, Pierre Corneille
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Notes byEdmunds, John
ReviewsRacine's plays...create in performance a terrifying and inescapable velocity - they are grippingly exciting
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal842.408
SynopsisThis 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 Molière'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). MOLIÈRE founded the 'Illustre Thé'tre' 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 Phèdre (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)., Four of the greatest French plays, in new translations Here are four plays that continue to define French theater over three centuries after they were written. Corneille's Cinna (1641) explores absolute power in ancient Rome. Moli re's comedy The Misanthrope (1666) sees its antihero reject society for its hypocrisy. Racine's Andromache (1667) recounts the tragedy of Hector's widow after the Trojan War, and his Phaedra (1677) shows a mother crossing the boundaries of love with her stepson. This edition features new verse translations undertaken with performance in mind, and a wealth of supplementary materials for students and actors. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification NumberPQ1220
