Four French plays : Cinna, The misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra
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Four French plays : Cinna, The misanthrope, Andromache, Phaedra
(Penguin classics, . Penguin literature)
Penguin Classics/Penguin, 2013
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Note
"These translations first published in Great Britain by Penguin Classics 2013"--T.p. verso
Chronology: p. [vii]-xi
Bibliography: p. [xliii]-xlvi
Contents of Works
- Cinna : a tragedy / Corneille
- The misanthrope : a comedy / Molière
- Andromache : a tragedy / Racine
- Phaedra : a tragedy / Racine
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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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