{"product_id":"three-french-comedies-james-magruder-9780300062762","title":"Three French Comedies: Turcaret, the Triumph of Love, and Eating Crow","description":"In this entertaining book, a playwright and theater critic presents up-to-date and witty translations of three classic comedies of French theater: Alain-René Lesage's satire \u003ci\u003eTurcaret\u003c\/i\u003e, Pierre Marivaux's love comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and Eugène Labiche's farce \u003ci\u003eEating Crow\u003c\/i\u003e. James Magruder's translations capture the humor and imagination of the original texts and significantly extend the English-language repertory of French comedies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Magruder's enlightening introduction sets each play within the context of its author's oeuvre and the theatrical culture of its time. \u003ci\u003eTurcaret\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the eighteenth century, is the tale of a high-stakes entrepreneur who, along with every other character, is irredeemably craven and genially amoral. This play of sexual intrigue, greed, and bad manners, says Magruder, was revolutionary in the history of drama for its lack of a moral cynosure. A second eighteenth-century play, \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, makes self-reflection and self-consciousness both the substance and obstacles of the action, as it focuses on the tireless efforts of Princess Léonide to woo Agis and his guardians. \u003ci\u003eEating Crow\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the nineteenth century and never before translated into English, is a hilarious story of excesses that takes aim at stockbrokers, skinflints, dowagers, dandies, and paralegals, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Magruder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300062761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300062762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"James Magruder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907446788351,"sku":"9780300062762","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de1c545f-4fbe-463e-8a2c-692c7bf5a7f1.jpg?v=1748773354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-french-comedies-james-magruder-9780300062762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}