The Hypochondriac

By Molière, Constance Congdon, B.K. de Fabris, et al.

Book Overview

Moli re's classic farce pokes fun at Argan, a man so obsessed by his own imaginary ailments that he can no longer control his haphazard household or the mercenary medics he employs.

With doctors determined to grow fat from the profits of his condition, Argan's closest relatives battle to show him the truth of his situation. Using elaborate trickery, they strive to cure the real disease from which he suffers, managing to pile confusion upon hilarious confusion.
This version of The Hypochondriac premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in 2005.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840026170
• ISBN13: 9781840026177
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Classic Moliere comedy/comedie

I can scarcely believe that, as an undergraduate college student at Bradley University, I read this in the original French, with comments that I made (sometimes in French, and sometimes in English) in the margins, as I explained what specific words might mean or what concepts might be relevant. This is a comedy, focusing on a hypochondriac, Argan. Making the original play more intriguing, the well known composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier provided music (or at least that's what my handwritten notes say in the book!). This is one of Moliere's better comedies (at least in my view). Ironically, he played Argan in the play, and died after one of the early performances! The version that I read in my French literature class was originally published in the 1960s (not at all clear in the volume as I look at it). . . .