The School for Wives and the Learned Ladies, by Molière: Two Comedies in an Acclaimed Translation.

By Moliere; Richard Wilbur (trans)

Book Overview

The School for Wives concerns an insecure man who contrives to show the world how to rig an infallible alliance by marrying the perfect bride; The Learned Ladies centers on the domestic calamities wrought by a domineering woman upon her husband, children, and household. "Wilbur...makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one" (John Simon, New York). Introductions by Richard Wilbur.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156795027
• ISBN13: 9780156795029
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 5.2"