{"product_id":"chatsky-and-miser-miser-two-plays-by","title":"Chatsky And Miser Miser Two Plays By","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnthony Burgess was an energetic writer and composer, whose work\u003cbr\u003efor the stage is widely admired. In \u003cem\u003eTwo Plays\u003c\/em\u003e, we see him tackling\u003cbr\u003emajor monuments of French and Russian theatre:\u003cem\u003e The Miser\u003c\/em\u003e by\u003cbr\u003eMolière and \u003cem\u003eChatsky\u003c\/em\u003e by Alexander Griboyedov.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiser, Miser!\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold reworking of Molière’s classic comedy of\u003cbr\u003e1668. Harpagon the miser is hoarding a pile of gold, which he has\u003cbr\u003eburied in his garden. As he tries to sell off his daughter, catch himself\u003cbr\u003ea beautiful young bride and outwit his scheming household of clever\u003cbr\u003eservants, the comedy of errors intensifies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the original French play is written in prose, Burgess\u003cbr\u003eremakes it in a mixture of verse and prose, in the style of his famous\u003cbr\u003eadaptation of \u003cem\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/em\u003e. This translation, discovered in the\u003cbr\u003eauthor’s archive, is the work of a writer at the height of his powers,\u003cbr\u003ereinventing Molière for modern audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChatsky\u003c\/em\u003e, subtitled ‘The Importance of Being Stupid’ is another verse\u003cbr\u003ecomedy. The theme is that of the intellectual hero who rebels\u003cbr\u003eagainst the smug, philistine society in which he finds himself. First\u003cbr\u003eperformed in 1833, Griboyedov’s play was so heavily cut by Russian\u003cbr\u003ecensors that it was barely recognisable. The play is a virtuoso vehicle\u003cbr\u003efor male actors, and the source of many famous quotations. It is\u003cbr\u003ealso notoriously difficult to translate. In \u003cem\u003eChatsky\u003c\/em\u003e, Burgess remakes a\u003cbr\u003eclassic Russian play in the spirit of Oscar Wilde. It is a great feast of\u003cbr\u003elanguage and invective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete texts of both plays are published here for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo Plays\u003c\/em\u003e confirms Anthony Burgess’s reputation as a gifted writer\u003cbr\u003efor the stage, and as a translator of great wit and sophistication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMISER, MISER! CASTING: 7 men, 3 women\u003cbr\u003eCHATSKY CASTING: 9 men, 7 women\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57308539781502,"sku":"NW9781914228889","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781914228889.jpg?v=1778578850","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/chatsky-and-miser-miser-two-plays-by","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}