| Feydeau Plays: 1: Heart's Desire Hotel; Sauce for the Goose; The One That Got Away; Now You See It; Pig in a Poke Contributor(s): Feydeau, Georges (Author) |
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ISBN: 0413761703 ISBN-13: 9780413761705 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) was the most successful French dramatist of the belle poque and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest of farce-writers. His series of dazzling hits matched high-speed action and dialogue with ingenious plotting. Reaching the heights of farcical lunacy, his plays nevertheless contain touches of barbed social commentary and allowed him to mention subjectsthat would have provoked outrage in the hands of more serious dramatists. This volume of new, sparkling translations by Kenneth McLeish contains his two masterpieces, Heart's Desire Hotel and Sauce for the Goose, with three other plays from the peak of his career, The One That Got Away, Now You See It, and Pig in a Poke. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 842 |
| Series: World Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.32" W x 7.53" (1.25 lbs) 544 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Kenneth McLeish's definitive translations of the most successful French dramatist of the Belle Epoque Georges Feydau (1862-1921) was the most successful French dramatist of the belle epoque and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest of farce-writers. His series of dazzling hits match high-speed action and dialogue with ingenious plotting. Reaching the heights of farcical lunacy, his plays nevertheless contain touches of barbed social comment and allowed him to mention subjects which would have provoked outrage in the hands of more serious dramatists. This volume of new, sparkling translations by Kenneth McLeish contains his two masterpieces, Heart's Desire Hotel (L'H tel du libre change) and Sauce For the Goose (Le Dindon), with three other plays from the peak of his career, The One That Got Away (Monsieur Chasse ), Now You See It (Le System Ribadier) and Pig in a Poke (Chat en poche). |