The Misanthrope and Other French Classics

by Eric Bentley

Book Overview

The complete play scripts to: The Misanthrope by Moliere, English version by Richard Wilbur; Phaedra by Racine, English version by Robert Lowell; The Cid by Corneille, English version by James Schevill; and Figaro's Marriage by Beaumarchais, English version by Jacques Barzun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936839198
• ISBN13: 9780936839196
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A great place to start when studying old French plays

Bentley is a great reference for the study of old plays from Italy, France, and Spain. If you're looking to see what plays had their hay-day several hundred years ago, this is a great place to start.