{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-illusion-richard-wilbur-9780156032315","title":"The Theatre of Illusion","description":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Corneille, in his original dedication for The Theatre of Illusion, described the play as a \"strange monster.\" He first called these five acts a comedy; later, a \"caprice\" and an \"extravagant trifle.\" Written in 1635 and staged in 1636, the play vanished from the stage for the next three hundred years--to be revived in 1937 by Louis Jouvet and the Com die Fran aise. Since then it has been widely considered, in Virginia Scott's words, \"Corneille's baroque masterpiece.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday this brilliant piece of wit and drama is available in a new translation from one of America's finest poets and translators of French, Richard Wilbur. Widely praised for his translations of plays by Moli re and Racine, Wilbur now turns his poetic grace to this work, which remains as much a celebration of the comedy of humanity and the magic of life as it was when Corneille wrote it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Wilbur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156032317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156032315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 6.42w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2007 pg. 14","brand":"Richard Wilbur","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981469057279,"sku":"9780156032315","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa156f5c-1991-40e5-ade1-bff7a62b280f.jpg?v=1683255759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-illusion-richard-wilbur-9780156032315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}