Three French Comedies: Turcaret, the Triumph of Love, and Eating Crow

by James Magruder

Book Overview

In this entertaining book, a playwright and theater critic presents up-to-date and witty translations of three classic comedies of French theater: Alain-Ren Lesage's satire Turcaret, Pierre Marivaux's love comedy The Triumph of Love, and Eug ne Labiche's farce Eating Crow. James Magruder's translations capture the humor and imagination of the original texts and significantly extend the English-language repertory of French comedies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300062761
• ISBN13: 9780300062762
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 9.1"