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THE STORY: Moli?re's THE BUNGLER (1655) takes place in the Sicilian city of Messina and is a fresh, zestful verse treatment of the familiar elements of Italian popular comedy. A beautiful young woman named C?lie has been traveling with a gypsy band

"A mischievous new translation by the poet Richard Wilbur, The Bungler] is great good fun and should open the gate for the play to be presented with the regularity it deserves."--Bruce Weber, The New York Times

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Discover "L' tourdi ou les Contretemps," one of Moli re's earliest comedies, in this edition of "Oeuvres De Moli re." Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Moli re (1622-1673), remains one of the greatest masters of French comedy. "L' tourdi," first performed in... Read Full Overview

The Blunderer Or The Counterplots is a play written by the renowned French playwright, Moliere, also known as Jean Baptiste Poquelin. The play revolves around the character of Sganarelle, a wealthy merchant who is married to a young and beautiful woman named Martine. Sganarelle... Read Full Overview

Cette oeuvre fait partie de la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d' dition tredition, bas e Hambourg, a publi dans la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux mill naires. Ils taient pour la plupart puis s ou unique-ment disponible chez les bouquinistes... Read Full Overview

Cette oeuvre ( dition reli ) fait partie de la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d' dition tredition, bas e Hambourg, a publi dans la s rie TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux mill naires. Ils taient pour la plupart puis s ou uniquement disponible chez... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit MOLI RE, n Paris, baptis le 15 janvier 1622 et mort Paris le 17 f vrier 1673, est un dramaturge auteur de com dies, mais aussi un com dien et chef de troupe de th tre fran ais qui s'est illustr au d but du r gne de Louis XIV. Issu d'une famille... Read Full Overview

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Moli?re (1622- 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. He studied at the Jesuit Clermont College, then left to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years on the... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

"L' tourdi ou les Contretemps" de Moli re. Auteur et homme de th tre fran ais (1622-1673).

Acteur, chef de troupe, auteur et metteur en sc ne, Moli re est l'homme de th tre complet par excellence. Il joue, en tant qu'auteur, sur toute la gamme des effets comiques, de la farce la plus bouffonne jusqu' la psychologie la plus labor e. Ses pi ces o , s'attaquant un... Read Full Overview

""The Blunderer or The Counterplots"" is a play written by the renowned French playwright, Moliere (real name Jean Baptiste Poquelin). The play is a comedy that tells the story of two men, Sganarelle and Geronimo, who are both trying to win the affections of a wealthy widow,... Read Full Overview