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Brigitte Jacques & Louis Jouvet's 'Elvira' and Moliere's 'Don Juan'
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Paperback. This book presents English translations of two French plays: Moli_re's Don Juan and a recent play, Elvira, by Brigitte Jaques/Louis Jouvet, in which a teacher and a group of students rehearse a scene from the classical comedy. An introduction, bibliography, and notes make the volume suitable for use as a university textbook. Translator(s): Edney, David. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
This book presents English translations of two French plays: Moli_re's Don Juan and a recent play, Elvira, by Brigitte Jaques/Louis Jouvet, in which a teacher and a group of students rehearse a scene from the classical comedy. An introduction, bibliography, and notes make the volume suitable for use as a university textbook. Banned after its creation in 1665 because of the threat that it posed to conventional beliefs and ways, Don Juan was not appreciated until the middle of the twentieth century. Since then, its extraordinary theatricality and its daring, and very modern, discussion of philosophical and social matters has ... Read more
This book presents English translations of two French plays: Moli_re's Don Juan and a recent play, Elvira, by Brigitte Jaques/Louis Jouvet, in which a teacher and a group of students rehearse a scene from the classical comedy. An introduction, bibliography, and notes make the volume suitable for use as a university textbook. Banned after its creation in 1665 because of the threat that it posed to conventional beliefs and ways, Don Juan was not appreciated until the middle of the twentieth century. Since then, its extraordinary theatricality and its daring, and very modern, discussion of philosophical and social matters has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761824756
SKU
V9780761824756
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Ref
99-15
About
David Edney is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics, University of Saskatchewan.
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