The Misanthrope
Alceste abhors hypocrisy and the well-rehearsed, sycophantic pleasantries of the chattering classes. But having savaged Covington - a theatre critic who thinks he can write plays - Alceste goes on to attack Jennifer, the woman he really loves. What if his determination to tell the truth proves more destructive than their instinct to avoid it? Moliere's greatest comedy, Le Misanthrope (1666), with its fierce argument between conformity and non-conformity, is reworked in this blistering,...
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One of the best of Molière's comedies, focusing on a man who is quick to criticize the faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. Publisher's Note.Hudson Review...surely the best translation of Molière ever done into English.
\ CommonwealFor the first time in 300 years, a play of Molière has the English translation it deserves.\ \ \ \ \ Hudson Review...surely the best translation of Molière ever done into English.\ \
