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1	Antigone more books like this by Jean Anouilh add to wishlist 'Anouilh is a poet, but not of words: he is a poet of words-acted, of scenes-set, of players-performing' Peter Brook Jean Anouilh, one of the foremost French playwrights of the twentieth century, replaced the mundane realist works of the previous era with his innovative dramas, which exploit fantasy, tragic passion, scenic poetry and cosmic leaps ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Tartuffe more books like this by Moliere add to wishlist Wilbur's translation of Molière's farce was a co-recipient of the Bollingen Translation Prize in 1963. The play in his translation was first produced to great acclaim at Lincoln Center in 1965. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Barber of Seville and the Marriage of Figaro more books like this by Pierre de Beaumarchais, Pierre De Beaumarchais, John Wood (Introduction by) add to wishlist A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme more books like this by Moliere add to wishlist A French reader for intermediate through advanced students, "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Moliere)" is a best-loved 17th-century comedy which chronicles one man's farcical attempt to climb the social ladder. Students can read and appreciate this story at a relatively early stage of language acquisition. It is softcover and 96 pages in length. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Waiting for Godot : a tragicomedy in two acts more books like this by Samuel Beckett add to wishlist see all copies from $3.92! new only from $27.76! \| first editions
6	En attendant Godot more books like this by Samuel Beckett add to wishlist see all copies from $3.05! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Happy Days more books like this by Samuel Beckett add to wishlist In 'Happy Days, ' Beckett pursues his relentless search for the meaning of existence, probing the tenuous relationships that bind one person to another, and each to the universe, to time past and time present. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.73! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ubu Plays more books like this by Alfred Jarry add to wishlist A re-issue of three plays that ushered in the great age of absurdist theatre There was a riot at the first performance of Ubu Roi on 10 December 1896, when Firmin Gemier, playing Ubu, strode to the footlights and roared: "Merde!" at the audience, and theatre would never be the same again. Ubu became a force to be reckoned with in literature, art ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Les Jeux Sont Faits more books like this by Jean-Paul Sartre add to wishlist A penetrating introductory discussion of Sartre's philosophy as it is illustrated in his plays and novels. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $16.04! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Horace more books like this by Pierre Corneille add to wishlist Pierre Corneille (1608-84) created French classical tragedy with Le Cid, Horace, Cinna and Polyeucte. Le Cid has claimed more attention, but no work of its time packs more power than Horace. The introduction and other background material by David Clarke, a leading British Corneille expert, make this an up-to-date and appealing edition for both ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Modern French Theatre more books like this by Michael Benedikt (Editor), George E Wellwarth (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.98! first editions
12	Seventeenth-Century French Drama more books like this by Jacques Guicharnaud, Guicharnaud Jacques, Kenneth Muir (Translator) add to wishlist . see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.35!
13	The Misanthrope and Other French Classics more books like this by Eric Bentley (Editor) add to wishlist Includes: "The Misanthrope" by Moliere (English version by Richard Wilbur); "Phaedra" by Racine (English version by Robert Lowell); "The Cid" by Corneille (English version by James Schevill); and "Figaro's Marriage" by Baumarchais (English version by Jacques Barzun). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.24! \| SVS
14 view cover	The balcony more books like this by Jean Genêt add to wishlist One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. Against the background of a revolution, Genet's play is set in a brothel designed for the fulfilment of any conceivable fantasy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	La dame aux camélias more books like this by Alexandre Dumas add to wishlist La Dame aux Camelias still has the power to cast the spell that has fascinated generations of readers. Dumas's marvellously beautiful, intelligent, and vibrant heroine lives on in revivals of the stage version, in film and television adaptations, and inLa Traviata, Verdi's perennially popular opera. For Marguerite has long since attained the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	In the Grip of Minos: Confessional Discourse in Dante, Corneille, and Racine more books like this by Matthew Senior add to wishlist Tracing the history of confession from the Desert Fathers through the Lateran decree (1215) and the Council of Trent (1543-63), Matthew Senior examines the significance of these events and the role of confessional discourse in works by Dante, Corneille, and Racine. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Senior focuses his study on Minos, the ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $67.58! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Five Classic French Plays more books like this by Wallace Fowlie (Editor) add to wishlist Treasury of theatrical masterpieces includes Corneille's "The Cid," Racine's "Phaedra, "Moliere's "The Intellectual Ladies," Marivaux's "The Game of Love and Chance," and Beaumarchais' "The Barber of Seville." Translations, introductions by noted scholar Wallace Fowlie. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00!
18 view cover	Eleutheria more books like this by Samuel Beckett add to wishlist Before "Waiting for Godot," Beckett wrote "Eleutheria." Beckett's wife presented director Roger Blin his choice of the two plays: he chose "Waiting for Godot." "Eleutheria," which has 17 characters and elaborate scene changes, was virtual forgotten. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions
19	La Cantatrice Chauve: La Lecon more books like this by Eugene Ionesco add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
20 view cover	The school for wives more books like this by Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere add to wishlist In the world of books, there are hundreds of timeless classics. But only one collection of great works is a classic in itself - "Britannica's Great Books". This 60-volume set brings you centuries of celebrated writings from the greatest minds of all time, including Plato, Shakespeare, Swift, Freud, Hemingway and Twain. "Britannica's Great Books" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.80! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Les mains sales more books like this by Jean Paul Sartre add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.94! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Rhinoceros, and other plays. more books like this by Eugène Ionesco add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Hypochondriac more books like this by Moliere, Sir Martin Sorrell (Translator) add to wishlist Argan is a man so obsessed by his own imaginary ailments that he can no longer control his household or the medics he employs. With doctors determined to gain from the profits of his condition, Argan's closest relatives battle to show him the truth of his situation. They strive to cure the real disease, managing to pile confusion upon hilarious ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.03! \| SVS
24 view cover	Three French Comedies: Turcaret, the Triumph of Love, and Eating Crow more books like this by Mr. James Magruder (Translator), C B Coleman (Editor) add to wishlist This work comprises three translated versions of plays by French writers. "Turcaret", a tale of sexual intrigue and bad manners, and "Triumph of Love", which deals with self-reflection and self-consciousness, were written in the 18th century, while "Eating Crow" was written in the 19th. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.16! \| first editions
25 view cover	Antigone: a tragedy more books like this by Jean Anouilh add to wishlist Antigone was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was occupied and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime which mirrors the predicament of the French people of the time. Based on Sophocles' ancient Greek tragedy, Antigone which was first performed in Athens in the 5th century BC, its theme was nevertheless ... see all copies from $4.33! new only from $12.32! \| first editions

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