Amphitryon 5The Blunderer 47The Bores 107The Countess of Escarbagnas 140Don Garcia of Navarre 158The Flying Doctor 195The Imaginary Invalid 206The Impostures of

Seven plays by the genius of French theater. Including The Ridiculous Precieuses, The School for Husbands, The School for Wives, Don Juan, The Versailles Improm

Originally published in 1963. Molière's plays rank among the great comic achievements in the history of the stage. Yet few attempts have been made to understan

'Why does he write those ghastly plays that the whole of Paris flocks to see? And why does he paint such lifelike portraits that everyone recognizes themselves?