The Imaginary Invalid

by Molière

Overview

The Imaginary Invalid or The Hypochondriac is a three-act comédie-ballet by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783968656304
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	01/13/2021
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	55
File size:	962 KB

About the Author

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature.

Editorial Reviews

Translator Magruder is [known] for his brash injections of present-day lingo into seldom-seen French comedies that had been deemed ‘stuffy' before he got his ink-stained hand on 'em. Anything goes, anything for a laugh, any port in a storm, even if (especially if) that port happens to be an outhouse. It's a rude, bright, wild show.

New Haven Advocate

Magruder has emphasized the play's origin as a ‘comédie-ballet' in three acts, ‘with two musical interludes and a grand finale.' The last introduces Hillary Clinton in a health-care mode, one of the many liberties he has taken in his unstinting efforts to make this INVALID fabulous and contemporary.

Hartford Courant