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| AUTHOR: | Moliere, Richard Wilbur |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Harvest Books |
| ISBN: | 0156881802 |
| TYPE: | Drama texts: 19th century, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Photo Essays, Continental European, Drama / Continental European, Comedies |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Tartuffe, by Moliere
Excellent for those who love satire For those who knows Shakespeare's story, "Othello", it's amazing how similar this is. The only difference is the knowledge of situation by the sharp-tongued maid. Oh, and the deus ex machina ending that abruptly steals the remainder of your breath away (after having laughed so hard at the ridiculous, satirical antics of the antagonist and the idiocy of the protagonist). If you enjoy French humor, this is for you. If not, or if you prefer to cross the thin line between comedy and tragedy, read Othello instead.
Dover is Not the Wilbur translation!
Beware! The Dover edition is NOT the wonderful Wilbur poetry translation. It is a lumbering, stilted prose translation based on an 18th century version. The play comes through, but barely. Since no translator was listed and so many reviewers indicated that this was the Wilbur version, I ordered this for my theatre class to read -- disaster! Spend the money on the Wilbur -- it's worth it.
Pleasant & Witty
This book satirizes the conventions of the time period it was written. It is extremely funny, if you can understand it. The translation is a bit difficult, not for the common reader. I had to truly concentrate to understand everything.
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> It is short and concise, for those who like a fast accelerating plot.