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The Theatre of Don Juan: A Collection of Plays and Views, 1630-1963
Published in Paperback by Univ of Nebraska Pr (1997)
Author: Oscar Mandel
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For all lovers of Don Juan...
This is fascinating reading. The essay at the beginning explaining the psyche of Don Juan is Pulitzer prize winning material. This collection includes all the plays from the very first "Playboy of Seville" written circa 1620 to contemporary versions. The literary criticism is excellent, and it makes for tittilating reading!


Amphitryon
Published in Paperback by Spectrum Productions (1977)
Authors: Moliere and Oscar Mandel
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Wilbur scores again!
Wilbur faithfully reproduces some of Moliere's more experimental versification in this update of Plautus' Amphitruo, the story of Greek general who is impersonated by the god Jupiter-- so that Jupiter can share a bed with his wife! Moliere, a master of farce, plays this mistaken identity to its comic hilt.

Wilbur's translation here is peerless and his Afterword is wonderfully informative. This is not my favorite of his Moliere translations (I like The School for Wives and The Misanthrope) but I'd be hard-pressed to name a fault. Voltaire said of this play, "I laughed so hard that I fell over backwards." I didn't fall over backwards, but I got a good chuckle or two out if it.

Hilarious! Amazing translation
This is an extremely funny, well written (& translated) play; Wilbur does a terrific job with the English verse, which makes the play read like an original--rather than a translation. Finding a well translated version of non-english written plays can often be difficult (especially with so many translations available), but this one is truly terrific.

This was the first play I had read by Moliere, and it wasn't at all what I was expected. It is a very light, easy and hilarious read. I laugh out loud each time I read it.


Annotations to "Vanity Fair," Second Edition
Published in Textbook Binding by University Press of America (14 November, 1988)
Authors: John Sutherland and Oscar Mandel
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Ariadne: A Tragedy in Five Acts
Published in Hardcover by University Press of Florida (1982)
Authors: Thomas Corneille and Oscar Mandel
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August Von Kotzebue: The Comedy, the Man
Published in Hardcover by Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt) (1990)
Author: Oscar Mandel
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The Book of Elaborations
Published in Paperback by New Directions Publishing (1987)
Author: Oscar Mandel
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Collected Lyrics & Epigrams
Published in Hardcover by Spectrum Productions (1982)
Author: Oscar Mandel
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Collected Plays
Published in Paperback by Spectrum Productions (1970)
Author: Oscar Mandel
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A Definition of Tragedy
Published in Paperback by University Press of America (1982)
Author: Oscar. Mandel
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Five Comedies of Medieval France
Published in Paperback by E P Dutton (1970)
Author: Oscar Mandel
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