Le Menteur by Corneille
In this classic farce, a young man pretends to be a war hero to impress a pretty girl. As his lies progress, so do his troubles with hilarious results. Playwright Pierre Corneille's comedy of manners is considered a groundbreaking work which influenced contemporaries such as the young Moli re.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Tara Lynne Barr, Janine Barris, Sue Cremin, Danny Mann, Christopher Neame, John Sloan, Mark Sullivan, and Matthew Wolf
Includes a conversation about Corneille and French drama with Larry F. Norman of the University of Chicago.
Lead funding for this production is provided by the Sidney E. Frank Foundation.
Pierre Corneille, the French dramatist, was born in Rouen in 1606. After a Jesuit education he worked as Crown Counsel in Rouen, and for many years kept playwriting as his leisure activity. He wrote tragedies and comedies, and his first success came in 1636 with Le Cid, a tragi-comedy which made Corneille's reputation as a master of serious drama and established the genre known as French classical tragedy. During the next forty years Corneille produced over twenty-five plays. He died in 1684.
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| ISBN 13 | 9782070404179 |
| ISBN 10 | 207040417X |
| Title | Le Menteur |
| Author | Corneille |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Livre de Poche |
| Year published | 2000-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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