{"product_id":"the-magnificent-lies-of-madeleine-bejart-paperback","title":"The Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Béjart - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Goodkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Béeacute;jart\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers to 17th-century France, a time when the stage was as full of intrigue as the lives of those who performed on it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of this richly imagined historical novel is Madeleine Béjart-a bold, ambitious actress and theatre director navigating the world of French theater alongside legends like Molièegrave;re, Pierre and Thomas Corneille, and Tristan L'Hermite. Richard Goodkin masterfully weaves history with a tale of ambition, love, and deception. From tangled family ties and secret romances to hidden pregnancies and the ruthless pursuit of artistic success, Madeleine's life is as dramatic as the plays she brings to life.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally written in French and now available in English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Lies of Madeleine Béjart\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling portrait of a woman ahead of her time--one who shaped the world of theatre while carefully crafting her own myth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Goodkin is a professor of French at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published five monographs on seventeenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century French literature and a historical novel, written in French, about Molière's mistress and collaborator, Madeleine Béjart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46897818828939,"sku":"9798887198446","price":78.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/mMcUkjEYT39798887198446.webp?v=1778583024","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-magnificent-lies-of-madeleine-bejart-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}