The School for Wives and The Learned Ladies, by Molière

Two comedies in an acclaimed translation.

Fiction & Literature, Drama, Continental European, Nonfiction, Entertainment
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Author: Richard Wilbur ISBN: 9780547544533
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: November 15, 1991
Imprint: Mariner Books Language: English
Author: Richard Wilbur
ISBN: 9780547544533
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: November 15, 1991
Imprint: Mariner Books
Language: English

The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household. “Wilbur...makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one” (John Simon, New York). Introductions by Richard Wilbur.

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The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household. “Wilbur...makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one” (John Simon, New York). Introductions by Richard Wilbur.

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