{"product_id":"9781854597878-the-misanthrope","title":"The Misanthrope","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolière's most-admired comedy of manners, about a man whose quickness to criticise the flaws in others, and in himself, leads him into deep trouble. In the Nick Hern Books \u003cem\u003eDrama Classics\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolière's most-admired comedy of manners, about a man whose quickness to criticise the flaws in others, and in himself, leads him into deep trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlceste, the 'misanthrope', hates all mankind, and despairs of its hypocrisy and falseness. He believes that the world could be perfected if people were more honest with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when his honesty starts to make him enemies, and the target of malicious gossips, it is his world and his life which suffer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLe Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux\u003c\/em\u003e) was first performed in 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis English version, in the Nick Hern Books \u003cem\u003eDrama Classics\u003c\/em\u003e series, is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41606894846049,"sku":"9781854597878","price":4.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26867565.jpg?v=1721314049","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781854597878-the-misanthrope","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}