The Bourgeois Gentleman
by Molière, adapted into English Verse by Brian Vinero

Name: The Bourgeois Gentleman
Brand: Molière, adapted into English Verse by Brian Vinero
SKU: 9780881459838
Rating: 4.6 (12 reviews)

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120 mins

What readers are saying

Readers love the lively and humorous take on Molière's classic in Brian Vinero's translation of The Bourgeois Gentleman. Many appreciate the clever rhymes and the engaging portrayal of the protagonist's misadventures. The translation is seen as both faithful and refreshing, inviting visualizations of its theatrical potential.

Clever rhymes and wordplayEngaging and funnyFresh take on a classicSome want to see it staged soon

Synopsis

Monsieur Jourdain is a middle-class merchant who foolishly believes he can break into the upper echelon of society.

Desperate to elevate himself and his station, it seems there is no humiliation too great as he tries to better himself via tutelage from a variety of instructors who are more than happy to relieve him of his money.

He also finds himself an easy mark for a penniless nobleman who uses him to fund an extravagant lifestyle.

Monsieur Jourdain's long-suffering wife and daughter find themselves caught up in one of his latest schemes, involving a poorly planned affair, several sets of unhappy lovers and a full orchestra and ballet company invading the household.

It will fall to the clever servants to find sense in the madness and set things right.