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The Theatre of Illusion by Richard Wilbur (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Pierre Corneille, in his original dedication for The Theatre of Illusion, described the play as a "strange monster." He first called these five acts a comedy; later, a "caprice" and an "extravagant trifle." Written in 1635 and staged in 1636, the play vanished from the stage for the next three hundred years-- to be revived in 1937 by Louis Jouvet and the Come die Franc aise. Since then it has been widely considered, in Virginia Scott' s words, "Corneille' s baroque masterpiece." Today this brilliant piece of wit and drama is available in a new translation from one of America' s finest poets and translators of French, Richard Wilbur. Widely praised for his translations of plays by Molie re and Racine, Wilbur now turns his poetic grace to this work, which remains as much a celebration of the comedy of humanity and the magic of life as it was when Corneille wrote it.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156032317
ISBN-13
9780156032315
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57171912

Product Key Features

Book Title
Theatre of Illusion
Author
Richard Wilbur
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Theater / Broadway & Musicals, Theater / General, General, Theater / Playwriting
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Drama, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
144 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
4.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pq1755.I5e5 2007
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PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molire revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilburs translations." THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molire into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one." NEW YORK MAGAZINE, PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molière revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilbur's translations."-- THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one."-- NEW YORK MAGAZINE --, PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molire revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilburs translations.", PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molière revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilbur's translations."-- THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one."-- NEW YORK MAGAZINE, PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molière revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilbur's translations."— THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one."— NEW YORK MAGAZINE, PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molire revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilbur's translations."-- THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molire into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one."-- NEW YORK MAGAZINE, PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molire revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilbure(tm)s translations."e" THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molire into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one."e" NEW YORK MAGAZINE, PRAISE FOR THE TRANSLATIONS OF RICHARD WILBUR "A large part of the reason for what must be termed a Molière revival in North America is the excellence of Richard Wilbur's translations."- THE NEW YORK TIMES "Wilbur makes Molière into as great an English verse playwright as he was a French one."- NEW YORK MAGAZINE, Moliere's best translator now gives us a sparklingly speakable version of one of the only comedies by Moliere's great contemporary Corneille. An aging man who has searched years for his alienated son goes to a magician who promises to show him what the young man has been up to. Father and mage enter the latter's cave, a curtain parts, and before their eyes a romantic comedy unfolds. Posing as an exile, the son is serving as go-between for a vainglorious self-styled warrior-prince and an heiress whose father prefers her other suitor. The lady has fallen for the poseur, who much prefers her pretty maidservant. The prodigal son intends to land both the lady--or, more important, her fortune--and the maid. His schemes fail, seemingly tragically, but then, in the last act, all is revealed to be . . . a play! Shakespeare's Tempest may be the only famous English analogue to this play, and then only in that it and the Corneille are ultimately celebrations of theater itself.
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2006-034864
Dewey Decimal
842/.4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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