Five Comedies

by Sand, George; Blackmore, E. H.; Giguere, Francine; Giguere, Francine

• ISBN13: 9780791457122
• ISBN10: 0791457125
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

Best known as a novelist, George Sand (1804-1876) was also arguably the most successful woman dramatist in history. More than twenty of her plays were staged in major Paris theaters to widespread popular and critical acclaim. Translated here for the first time into English are her two most famous full-length comedies, The Marquis de Villemer and Francoise, as well as her three major one-act plays, The Paving Stone, The Japanese Lily, and A Good Deed Is Never Wasted. Noted for their lively characterization, sparkling dialogue, and deft constructions, her plays reflect the passion and generosity of her own characters, as well as a quick-witted sense of humor.

The translations are preceded by an introduction outlining Sand's theatrical career, the main themes and characteristics of her plays, and critical appraisals from her own generation to the present day. The translations are followed by notes and a bibliography.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(17)
Chronology	17	(4)
The Marquis de Villemer	21	(98)
Francoise	119	(72)
The Paving Stone	191	(34)
The Japanese Lily	225	(18)
A Good Deed Is Never Wasted	243	(20)
Notes	263	(8)
Bibliography	271