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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo. xiv, 405 pp, preface, guide to pronounciation, Introduction: Polish Comedy to the Time of Fredro; Alexander Fredro: A Biographical Sketch; Fredro in Polish and European Drama with a note on translations; The Major Comedies: Husband and Wife; Ladies and Hussars; Maidens' Vows, or The Magnetism of the Heart; The Vengence; The Life of Annuity; bibliography. Translated, with an Introduction & Commentaries by Harold B. Segel. Columbia Slavic Studies: First English Language Edition, 1969. Scarce title in this Condition. "Alexander Fredro (1793-1876) occupies a position in the history of Polish drama roughly analogous to that of Moliere in France. He is regarded as Poland's greatest comic dramatist and continues to remain a favorite with Polish audiences. The present work provides English translations of five of his major comedies, of which this book is the first English translation. In an extensive introducion Segel places Fredro in the history of Polish and European drama by comparing his comedies with those of Moliere and Goldoni, and traces the development of Polish comedy from its early beginnings in the second half of the 16th century to its culmination in Fredro's masterpieces, including separate introductory comments for each of the five plays in which he outlines the plot and analyzes various stylistic devices used by Fredro." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Lightly faded spine djs, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with black title plate and gilt lettering to spine.