Molière (1622-1673), born Jean-Baptise Poquelin, was a widely renowned French poet, playwright, and actor.
Wilbur is at the peak of his form in this stellar translation of an unusual Molière play-populated with Greeks and Greco-Roman gods and flavored with the essences of vaudeville, fan-tasy, high comedy, farce, and even opera. Afterword by Richard Wilbur.