{"product_id":"moliere-the-complete-richard-wilbur-translations-volume-2-the-misanthrope-amphitryon-tartuffe-the-learned-ladies-9781598537086","title":"Moliere: The Complete Richard Wilbur Translations, Volume 2: The Misanthrope \/ Amphitryon \/ Tartuffe \/ The Learned Ladies","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the 400th anniversary of Moliere's birth, Richard Wilbur's unsurpassed translations of Molière's plays--themselves towering achievements in English verse--are brought together by Library of America in a two-volume edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most accomplished American poets of his generation, Richard Wilbur (1921-2017) was also a prolific translator of French and Russian literature. His verse translations of Molière's plays are especially admired by readers and are still performed today in theaters around the world. \"Wilbur,\" the critic John Simon once wrote, \"makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one.\" Now, for the first time, all ten of Wilbur's unsurpassed translations of Molière's plays are brought together in two-volume Library of America edition, fulfilling the poet's vision for the translations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second volume includes the elusive masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Misanthrope\u003c\/i\u003e, often said to occupy the same space in comedy as Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e does in tragedy; the fantastic farce \u003ci\u003eAmphitryon\u003c\/i\u003e, about how Jupiter and Mercury commandeer the identities of two mortals; \u003ci\u003eTartuffe\u003c\/i\u003e, Molière's biting satire of religious hypocrisy; and \u003ci\u003eThe Learned Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e, like \u003ci\u003eTarfuffe\u003c\/i\u003e, a drama of a household turned suddenly upside down. This volume includes the original introductions by Richard Wilbur and a foreword by Adam Gopnik on the exquisite art of Wilbur's translations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moliere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598537086","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706505695369,"sku":"9781598537086","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6bb3178b-90b7-4c8c-b4ef-f1edbeb472d4.jpg?v=1719458849","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/moliere-the-complete-richard-wilbur-translations-volume-2-the-misanthrope-amphitryon-tartuffe-the-learned-ladies-9781598537086","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}