desertcart.in - Buy Don Juan and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) book online at best prices in India on desertcart.in. Read Don Juan and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) book reviews & author details and more at desertcart.in. Free delivery on qualified orders. Review: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, poet, actor, and playwright (1622-1673) is known by his stage name Moliere. He is recognized as one of the greatest French writers and writers of world literature. His plays are still played today. Moliere was the son of a prosperous family. He decided not to follow in their footsteps. At age 21, he started his stage career. He led a troop of actors outside Paris and developed his literary career for thirteen years. His plays are brilliant, mostly satire, with no single dull moment. His dialogue captures the reader’s and viewer’s interest from the first scene and holds it to the end of each play without any pause. He returned to Paris in 1658. He wrote his plays then for King Louis XIV and the general public. He acted in the starring roles in most of his plays. Although deadpan and correct, his satire was criticized by some groups, and he reacted by mocking them. He suffered from TB, collapsed while acting in his final play, and died a few days later, in 1673. This volume contains seven of his plays. The translations are easy to read. It includes the famous Don Juan, which was first performed in 1665. Moliere acted as Sganarelle, the valet to Don Juan. Sganarelle tries to persuade Don Juan to stop profaning God and seducing and marrying every pretty girl he sees. It also includes The Reluctant Doctor, in which Moliere mocks the science of his day. In it, a man insists that he is the master in his home and beats his wife. She works out a scheme of revenge. It is very funny. Review: Lorenzo da Ponte used Moliere's "Don Juan" as a major source for his libretto "Don Giovanni" (immortalized by the music of W.A.Mozart). Indeed, those who have seen Mozart's opera will see the major similarities between the two works - however, Moliere came first. The characters in this translation (a fine translation, I must say) are wonderfully drawn. The comic scenes are very funny and the supernatural ending is exciting. I'm not sure if I would enjoy watching this play being performed, however, as opposed to watching "Don Giovanni". Libertine or not, you must pick up this play. (I didn't read the other plays in this edition though I am sure they are of a high standard if "Don Juan" is anything to go by). Recommended for those interested in the Don Juan legend: "Don Giovanni" by Mozart; "Don Juan" by Lord Byron; "Don Juan de Marco", a Johnny Depp film.
| ASIN | 0199540225 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #298,826 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,355 in Plays #4,548 in Literary Theory, History & Criticism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (26) |
| Dimensions | 12.07 x 2.54 x 19.05 cm |
| ISBN-10 | 9780199540228 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0199540228 |
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| Item Weight | 1 kg 50 g |
| Language | English |
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| Paperback | 416 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press; Edition (10 February 2010) |
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, poet, actor, and playwright (1622-1673) is known by his stage name Moliere. He is recognized as one of the greatest French writers and writers of world literature. His plays are still played today. Moliere was the son of a prosperous family. He decided not to follow in their footsteps. At age 21, he started his stage career. He led a troop of actors outside Paris and developed his literary career for thirteen years. His plays are brilliant, mostly satire, with no single dull moment. His dialogue captures the reader’s and viewer’s interest from the first scene and holds it to the end of each play without any pause. He returned to Paris in 1658. He wrote his plays then for King Louis XIV and the general public. He acted in the starring roles in most of his plays. Although deadpan and correct, his satire was criticized by some groups, and he reacted by mocking them. He suffered from TB, collapsed while acting in his final play, and died a few days later, in 1673. This volume contains seven of his plays. The translations are easy to read. It includes the famous Don Juan, which was first performed in 1665. Moliere acted as Sganarelle, the valet to Don Juan. Sganarelle tries to persuade Don Juan to stop profaning God and seducing and marrying every pretty girl he sees. It also includes The Reluctant Doctor, in which Moliere mocks the science of his day. In it, a man insists that he is the master in his home and beats his wife. She works out a scheme of revenge. It is very funny.
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Lorenzo da Ponte used Moliere's "Don Juan" as a major source for his libretto "Don Giovanni" (immortalized by the music of W.A.Mozart). Indeed, those who have seen Mozart's opera will see the major similarities between the two works - however, Moliere came first. The characters in this translation (a fine translation, I must say) are wonderfully drawn. The comic scenes are very funny and the supernatural ending is exciting. I'm not sure if I would enjoy watching this play being performed, however, as opposed to watching "Don Giovanni". Libertine or not, you must pick up this play. (I didn't read the other plays in this edition though I am sure they are of a high standard if "Don Juan" is anything to go by). Recommended for those interested in the Don Juan legend: "Don Giovanni" by Mozart; "Don Juan" by Lord Byron; "Don Juan de Marco", a Johnny Depp film.
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