Tartuffe by Moliere (English) Paperback Book

Description: Tartuffe by Moliere, Prudence L. Steiner, Roger W. Herzel Presents a prose translation of Molieres great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Molieres three appeals to the king. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This lively prose translation of Molieres great comedy remains close to the original French, while casting the speech of characters in a slightly compressed and formalized way that comes very close to the original effect created by Molieres verse. This edition includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Molieres three appeals to the king. Author Biography Roger W. Herzel is Professor Emeritus, Department of Theater and Drama, Indiana University, Bloomington.Prudence L. Steiner took her Ph.D. at Harvard University, where she served as Lecturer and Director of the Harvard Extension School Writing Program. Review The new Steiner Tartuffe offers welcome relief from all the rhymed translations that make Moliere sound like a third-rate Restoration poet while creating the (false) impression that verbal dexterity and wit trump all other values in the great comic playwrights dramaturgy. Steiners crisp, lucid prose—her adroitly balanced sentences are especially effective at conveying the slippery rhetoric of Tartuffes seductions—unfolds the plot and characters of Molieres play with an unaccustomed clarity, presenting the ideological clashes of the play with a bluntness many other translations attenuate. Roger Herzels Introduction is well-focused for those encountering Molière for the first time and informed throughout by his own excellent scholarship. --Jim Carmody, University of California, San DiegoThis dynamic new translation of Tartuffe conveys the subject matter of Molieres perennial masterpiece in a way that resonates for contemporary audiences. Prudence Steiner has modernized and revitalized the text, making its burning and scandalous tone stand out, as it does in the original French. The thorough introduction to the play skillfully invites the reader into the dark and controversial world of Tartuffe. --Florent Masse, Princeton UniversityThis translation is a welcome relief from the ungainly verse translations of Tartuffe that dominate the field. The introduction by Prof. Herzel is detailed, scholarly, and readable, and the translation of the play is stageable, therefore a good one to teach theatre students. --Dr. Rosemarie Bank, Kent State University Long Description Prudence Steiners lively prose translation of Molieres great comedy remains close to the original French, while casting the speech of characters in a slightly compressed and formalized way that comes very close to the original effect created by Moli Review Quote This translation is a welcome relief from the ungainly verse translations of Tartuffe that dominate the field. The introduction by Prof. Herzel is detailed, scholarly, and readable, and the translation of the play is stageable, therefore a good one to teach theatre students. --Dr. Rosemarie Bank, Kent State University Details ISBN0872209504 Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Year 2008 ISBN-10 0872209504 ISBN-13 9780872209503 Format Paperback Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Place of Publication Cambridge, MA Country of Publication United States Edited by Prudence L. Steiner DEWEY 842.4 Birth 1622 Death 1673 Author Roger W. Herzel Short Title TARTUFFE Language English Media Book Translator Prudence L. Steiner Residence FR Pages 160 Publication Date 2008-09-30 DOI 10.1604/9780872209503 Series Hackett Classics UK Release Date 2008-09-30 NZ Release Date 2008-09-30 US Release Date 2008-09-30 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-09-29 Alternative 9780872209510 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:13329358;

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