Eight Great Comedies: The Complete Texts of the World's Great

Eight Great Comedies: The Complete Texts of the World's Great Comedies from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century

"A remarkably rich and stimulating volume...A unique blending of emotional and intellectual experience."Â â€”Los Angeles Times

Here in one volume are the complete texts of eight of the world's greatest plays, masterful examples of the comic view of life in drama. This outstanding treasury of great reading includes the bawdy humor of Machiavelli's Mandragola; the poignant, searching wit of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya; the ironic social comment of Shaw's Arms and the Man; and five other influential works, including a new translation ofÂ MoliÃ¨re's satire The Miser, which the editors have prepared especially for this book. Accompanied by provocative essays that define and explore the spirit, structure, and meaning of comedy, this unique volume is an ideal companion to the editors' Eight Great TragediesÂ (also available in a Meridian edition).
Country USA
Brand Plume
Manufacturer Meridian
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780452011700
Color White
ReleaseDate 1996-11-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 091857016009
EANs 9780452011700

Eight Great Comedies: The Complete Texts of the World's Great Comedies from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century