Turcaret [Paperback]

Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of Alain-Ren? Lesage's satire Turcaret.Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of Alain-Ren? Lesage's satire Turcaret, written in the early eighteenth century. Thompson prefaces the comedy with a biography of Lesage and an analysis of his place in the canon of French playwrights alongside Moli?re.Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of Alain-Ren? Lesage's satire Turcaret, written in the early eighteenth century. Thompson prefaces the comedy with a biography of Lesage and an analysis of his place in the canon of French playwrights alongside Moli?re.Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of Alain-Ren? Lesage's satire Turcaret, written in the early eighteenth century. Thompson prefaces the comedy with a biography of Lesage and an analysis of his place in the canon of French playwrights alongside Moli?re. This book will be of value to anyone interested in eighteenth-century French drama or in the works of Lesage.Preface; Introduction; Text; Notes.