Eight Great Comedies: The Complete Texts of the World's Great Comedies from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century

by William Barnet, Sylvan; Berman, Morton; Burto

Book Overview

"A remarkably rich and stimulating volume...A unique blending of emotional and intellectual experience."--Los Angeles Times

Here in one volume are the complete texts of eight of the world's greatest plays, masterful examples of the comic view of life in drama. This outstanding treasury of great reading includes the bawdy humor of Machiavelli's Mandragola; the poignant, searching wit of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya; the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452011701
• ISBN13: 9780452011700
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

a classic that still reads sensationally

I bought Eight Great Comedies to replace a water-damaged edition that was at least 45 years old. It has remained in print for all these years for eight very good reasons.