Track | Act | Length |
01 | 01 - Act 1 | 34:00 |
02 | 02 - Act 2 | 23:10 |
03 | 03 - Act 3 | 22:55 |
04 | 04 - Act 4 | 23:48 |
05 | 05 - Act 5 | 26:39 |
Cast
Alceste, in love with Célemène: Nemo
Philinte, his friend: ToddHW
Oronte, in love with Célemène: alanmapstone
Célemène, beloved by Alceste: Leanne Yau
Eliante, her cousin: Sonia
Arsinoé, Célemène’s friend: Eva Davis
Acaste, Marquis: Tomas Peter
Clitandre, Marquis: Sean Lally
Basque, servant to Célemène: PaulHW
Dubois, servant to Alceste: RecordingPerson
An Officer of the Marechaussee: Roger Melin
Stage Directions: KHand
Edited by: ToddHW
Production
Book Coordinator: ToddHW
Meta Coordinator: ToddHW
Proof Listener: Sonia
Artwork
Cover: Engraving from the 1719 edition of Le Misanthrope, author unknown
Inset: Engraving of Moliere from Frontispice d’une édition de 1840 : Théâtre français - Œuvres de Molière, Éditeurs - Martial Ardant frères.
Insert: Jonas, Les sociétaires de la Comédie Française, 1922
Alceste, the title character of The Misanthrope, has little use for mankind, including himself, rejecting the social conventions of the seventeenth century French salon in favor of brutal honesty and self-imposed isolation. The one notable exception is the vivacious flirt Célemène, who epitomizes the witty frivolity of courtly manners and captures his heart in spite of his disapproval of her manners, thus revealing his own fallibility. Arsinoé,an older, upright woman who is jealous of Célemène, shows him a letter which leads to the discovery that Célemène has written identical love letters to numerous suitors. Alceste issues an ultimatum which Célemène refuses. Alceste exiles himself from society. The play ends with two friends running after him to get him to return. The Misanthrope was written in 1666, just after Tartuffe and Dom Juan had been banned by the government, and the play is more subtle and nuanced. The characters are dynamic and evolve, as opposed to the relatively static stock characters in most farce. Alceste can be admired as a hero for his candor or taken for a fool for his unrealistic idealism. It was not a commercial success in his time, but has become his best-known work and considered his best by many as well.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0701236969788 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550992655 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD box, CD jacket, paper sleeve |
Author | Molière (1622-1673) |
Translator | Henri van Laun (1820 - 1896) |
Year | 1666 |
Recording | |
Read by | Cast |
Length | 2 hour and 11 minutes |
Type of Reading | Dramatic |
The Misanthrope
- Author: Molière
- Product Code: DB-1258
- Availability: In Stock
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