The first volume comprises Molière's delightful early farces The Bungler, Lovers' Quarrels, and The Imaginary Cuckhold, or Sganarelle the comedies The School for Husbands and The School for Wives, about the efforts of middle-aged men to control their young wives or fiancés, which so delighted female theater goers in Moliere's seventeenth-century France and Don Juan, Molière's retelling of the timeless story, performed only briefly in the playwright's lifetime before pious censure forced it to close and not part of the repertoire of the Comédie-Française until 1847. "Wilbur," the critic John Simon 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 boxed set, fulfilling the poet's vision for the translations. His verse translations of Molière's plays are especially admired by readers and are still performed today around the world.
One of the most accomplished American poets of his generation, Richard Wilbur (1921-2017) was also a prolific translator of French and Russian literature. Stage Manager, Michael Rhea.For the 400th anniversary of Moliere's birth, all of Richard Wilbur's unsurpassed translations of Molière's plays-themselves towering achievements in English verse-are brought together for the first time in this two-volume gift set. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Īssociate Producer: Christina Montaño. Producing Director Susan Albert LoewenbergĪn L.A. Lead funding for this production was made possible with support by the Sidney E. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June 2012.
Norman author of The Public Mirror: Molière and the Social Commerce of Depiction. While it's still an exemplar of 17th century farce, Molière went beyond his usual comic inventiveness to create a world of rich, complex characters, especially in the cynical title character Alceste, played here by the Tony Award-winning actor Brian Bedford. This timeless comedy of manners is considered one of Molière's most probing and mature works.
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