The Misanthrope and Other Plays

by Moliere, Jean-Baptiste; Wood, John; Wood, John

• ISBN13: 9780140440898
• ISBN10: 0140440895
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1959-10-30
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

The Misanthrope, Moliere's richly sophisticated comic drama is accompanied in this volume by The Would-be Gentleman, another tale of a dangerously deluded and obsessive hero. Tartuffe dares to take on the subject of religious hypocrisy. Also included are Such Foolish Affected Ladies and Those Learned Ladies, both newly translated for this edition. Finally, The Doctor Despite Himself is a hilarious example of Moliere's long-standing vendetta against the medical profession.

Author Biography

Moliere was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673). His plays achieved great success, especially his masterpiece, The Misanthrope, and elicited enormous controversy with their religious irreverence.

John Wood was born in 1900 and went to Manchester University. After some years in teaching and adult education he spent his working life in educational administration. Concern with the relevance of the arts in education, combined with personal predilection, led to involvement with the theatre and with the work of Molière in particular, as producer and translator. He also translated The Misanthrope and Other Plays and The Miser and Other Plays for Penguin Classics.
John Wood was born in 1900 and went to Manchester University. After some years in teaching and adult education he spent his working life in educational administration. Concern with the relevance of the arts in education, combined with personal predilection, led to involvement with the theatre and with the work of Molière in particular, as producer and translator. He also translated The Misanthrope and Other Plays and The Miser and Other Plays for Penguin Classics.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(23)
The Misanthrope	23	(54)
Le Misanthrope
The Sicilian or Love the Painter	77	(20)
Le Sicilien ou L' Amour peintre
Tartuffe or the Impostor	97	(68)
Le Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur
A Doctor in Spite of Himself	165	(36)
Le Medecin malgre lm
The Imaginary Invalid	201	(80)
Le Malade imaginaire
Notes on the Plays	281