The School for Lies: A Play Adapted from Molière's the Misanthrope

by David Ives

Book Overview

Adapted from Moli?re's The Misanthrope, David Ives's The School for Lies tells the comic tale of Frank, who shares with Moli?re's Alceste a venomous hatred of the hypocrisy that surrounds him. Like his predecessor, Frank gets into trouble for insulting the work of a dreadful poet and falls in love with Celimene, a witty widow. In Ives's madcap version, however, Celimene returns Frank's affection because she wrongly believes him to be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810128829
• ISBN13: 9780810128828
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"