Chatsky & Miser, Miser! Two Plays by Anthony Burgess - Anthony Burgess

Descriere Chatsky & Miser, Miser! Two Plays by Anthony Burgess - Anthony Burgess

\nAnthony Burgess was an energetic writer and composer, whose work \n for the stage is widely admired. In Two Plays, we see him tackling \n major monuments of French and Russian theatre: The Miser by \n Molière and Chatsky by Alexander Griboyedov.\n \nMiser, Miser! is a bold reworking of Molière's classic comedy of \n 1668. Harpagon the miser is hoarding a pile of gold, which he has \n buried in his garden. As he tries to sell off his daughter, catch himself \n a beautiful young bride and outwit his scheming household of clever \n servants, the comedy of errors intensifies.\n \nAlthough the original French play is written in prose, Burgess \n remakes it in a mixture of verse and prose, in the style of his famous \n adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. This translation, discovered in the \n author's archive, is the work of a writer at the height of his powers, \n reinventing Molière for modern audiences.\n \nChatsky, subtitled 'The Importance of Being Stupid' is another verse \n comedy. The theme is that of the intellectual hero who rebels \n against the smug, philistine society in which he finds himself. First \n performed in 1833, Griboyedov's play was so heavily cut by Russian \n censors that it was barely recognisable. The play is a virtuoso vehicle \n for male actors, and the source of many famous quotations. It is \n also notoriously difficult to translate. In Chatsky, Burgess remakes a \n classic Russian play in the spirit of Oscar Wilde. It is a great feast of \n language and invective.\n \nThe complete texts of both plays are published here for the first time. \n Two Plays confirms Anthony Burgess's reputation as a gifted writer \n for the stage, and as a translator of great wit and sophistication.\n \n \n MISER, MISER! CASTING: 7 men, 3 women \n CHATSKY CASTING: 9 men, 7 women\n

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Salamander Street Ltd.

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9781914228889

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