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Shapiro, Norman Richard was born on November 1, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Alexander and Eva (Goldberg) Shapiro.
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Wild plots and quicksilver wit characterize the plays of Georges Feydeau. Called the greatest master of French comedy since Moliere by admirers such as Kenneth Tynan, Feydeau reflects the lusty tradition of the French bedroom farce as well as the tough exorbitant humor later to find full expression in the theater of the absurd.
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First edition. With woodcuts by David Schorr. Fables from numerous French authors accompanied by woodcut illustrations. xvi, 242, 2 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 4to..
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(Applause Books). Finally, a monologue book for actors with a malicious sense of humor and a ruthless sense of joie de vivre ! This galling collection contains scenes drawn from the masters of French humor Georges Feydeau, Fernand Raynaud, et al. written directly for the popular French farce theatre world, as well as from works intended primarily for the printed page.
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Before he was twenty years old, Louisiana-born Victor Sjour expatriated himself to Paris, where his acclaimed dramas would appear alongside those of Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo. Sjour's mother was a free woman of color and his father was Haitian. Sjour grew up a free Creole of color in antebellum New Orleans, but was deeply affected by the alienation and discrimination he encountered as a person of mixed descent. Sjour's inventive transposition of the discrimination of mid-nineteenth-century America to other historical incidents of racial persecution was a device in his fiction and drama, creating a provocative and political metaphor for those whose lives blur the lines of racial and religious identity. Now, for the first time, two of Sjour's plays, "The Jew of Seville" and "The Fortune-Teller", have been translated from the French for contemporary audiences."The Jew of Seville", a five-act verse drama first performed in 1844, is the story of Jacob Eliacin, a Jew, during the Spanish Inquisition. Eliacin had been humiliated and beaten by the uncle of his Christian lover, Bianca. The couple had fled to Greece, where Bianca had died in childbirth. Eliacin, who amassed great wealth, had assumed the name Digarias, and had raised daughter Ins a Christian. Twenty years later, as the play opens, Digarias is now a prominent member of the court at Seville, where Ins encounters and is seduced by Don Juan in a sham marriage. When he discovers Don Juan's treachery Digarias demands that the nobleman marry his daughter. But a self-serving Moor reveals the truth of Digarias' identity to Don Juan, who then publicly refuses to marry a Jew's daughter. After this humiliation, Digarias retreats to plot revenge which will have dire consequences for Ins.With a stirring verse translation by Norman R. Shapiro and a thoroughly engaging introduction by M. Lynn Weiss, "The Jew of Seville" is an important and provocative addition to the non-English writings of American-born authors, a historical drama that highlights the discrimination not only of Sjour's time but of ours as well.
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((Applause Books). Ten French farces as translated by Norm...)
(Applause Books). Ten French farces as translated by Norman R. Shapiro, including the title play by Feydeau and: The Poor Beggar and the Fairy Godmother (Allais) * Boubouroche, or She Dupes to Conquer (Courteline) * It's All Relative (Labiche) * Mardis Gras (Meilhac and Halevy) * and more.
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Finally available in paperback - the fabulous "Fifty Fables of La Fontaine" by the award-winning translator Norman Shapiro!
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(Applause Books). Finally, a monologue book for actors with a malicious sense of humor and a ruthless sense of joie de vivre ! This galling collection contains scenes drawn from the masters of French humor Georges Feydeau, Fernand Raynaud, et al. written directly for the popular French farce theatre world, as well as from works intended primarily for the printed page.
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(This high-spirited collection of medieval French love poe...)
This high-spirited collection of medieval French love poetry in modern translation takes delightful advantage of the preoccupation of writers of that time & place with love & sex. Decidedly sexist by today's standards, the volume offers the modern reader translations from seven texts, among them Ovid's "Ars amatoria," one of the earliest "practical" love guides -- a satirical treatise chockablock with shrewd tips for seducers & lovers -- as well as selections from the anonymous "On Courtesy," from Robert de Blois's "Advice to Ladies," & four other works. The illustrations -- 7 woodcuts by Robert & Corinne Borja -- are a blend of modern & medieval styles. Renowned translator Norman R. Shapiro is a prof. at Wesleyan Univ.
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Romance languages and literatures educator
Shapiro, Norman Richard was born on November 1, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harry Alexander and Eva (Goldberg) Shapiro.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1951; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958; Diplôme de Langue et Lettres Françaises, Université d'Aix-Marseille, 1956; Master of Arts (honorary), Université d'Aix-Marseille, 1972.
Instructor French Amherst College, 1958-1960. Assistant professor romance languages and literature Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1960-1965, associate professor, 1965-1971, professor, since 1971. Writer-in-residence Adams House, Harvard University, since 2003.
(Before he was twenty years old, Louisiana-born Victor Sjo...)
(This high-spirited collection of medieval French love poe...)
(BRAND NEW FIRST EDITION hardcover, clean text, solid bind...)
(Finally available in paperback - the fabulous "Fifty Fabl...)
(Finally available in paperback - the fabulous "Fifty Fabl...)
(Wild plots and quicksilver wit characterize the plays of ...)
((Applause Books). Finally, a monologue book for actors wi...)
((Applause Books). Ten French farces as translated by Norm...)
((Applause Books). Finally, a monologue book for actors wi...)
(First edition. With woodcuts by David Schorr. Fables from...)
Member African Studies Association, American Association Teachers French, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, Esperanto League North America, Judezmo Society, American Literature Translate Association (Distinguished Translation award 1992), American Translators Association, Dramatists Guild, Beast Fable Society (editorial board Bestia), Signet Society of Harvard, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
