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The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (French: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; French pronunciation: [lə mizɑ̃tʁɔp u latʁabilɛːʁ amuʁø]) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Players. [1]
The destructive misanthrope is said to be driven by a hatred of humankind and aims at tearing it down, with violence if necessary. [7] [40] For the fugitive misanthrope, fear is the dominant emotion and leads the misanthrope to seek a secluded place in order to avoid the corrupting contact with civilization and humanity as much as possible. [7] [9]
Dyskolos (Greek: Δύσκολος, pronounced, translated as The Grouch, The Misanthrope, The Curmudgeon, The Bad-tempered Man or Old Cantankerous) is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander, the only one of his plays, and of the whole New Comedy, that has survived in nearly complete form. [1]
The play's date is uncertain, though its bitter tone links it with Coriolanus and King Lear. John Day's play Humour Out of Breath, published in 1608, contains a reference to "the lord that gave all to his followers, and begged more for himself" – a possible allusion to Timon that would, if valid, support a date of composition before 1608. It ...
A Dream Play: Ett drömspel: August Strindberg (A Dream Play) 1965 Don Juan: Don Juan: Molière : 1974 The Misanthrope: Misantropen: Molière (The Misanthrope) 1983 The School for Wives: Hustruskolan: Molière (The School for Wives) 1992 Madame de Sade: Markisinnan de Sade: Yukio Mishima (Madame de Sade) 1993 The Bacchae: Backanterna: Euripides ...
The Misanthrope (play), National Theatre Company (opened at the Old Vic on 20 February 1973). Adaptation of Molière's Le Misanthrope. Phaedra Britannica (play), National Theatre Company (opened at the Old Vic on 3 September 1975). Adaptation of Racine's Phèdre; Bow Down (play with Harrison Birtwistle), National Theatre (4 July 1977). [18]
La Prude (The Prude) is a comic play by the French philosopher and author Voltaire, written in 1739. [1] [2] It is based on The Plain Dealer by William Wycherly, which in turn is based on Molière's The Misanthrope. [3] It was performed once, in 1747, having been offered to the Comédie-Française but not accepted. [3]
Crimp’s play Attempts on Her Life, which premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1997, was described by critic Aleks Sierz as the "event that secured his reputation as the most innovative, most exciting, and most exportable playwright of his generation" [Sierz, Aleks, Aleks, (2013) p.48]. [1]