Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite: Play Guide and Free Edition
Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Molière (1622–1673). The listed translation credits are Page, Curtis Hidden (1870–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite" by Molière is a theatrical comedy first performed in 1664. When Orgon and his mother fall under the spell of Tartuffe, a pious fraud, their household erupts in chaos. Tartuffe manipulates the family with feigned devotion while plotting to marry Orgon's daughter and seize his wealth. As the hypocrite's true nature threatens to destroy them all, Orgon's wife Elmire devises a daring plan to expose the impostor before it's too late.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite
- Author credits: Molière (1622–1673)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Page, Curtis Hidden (1870–1946)
Catalogue subjects
- Comedy plays
- French drama -- 17th century -- Translations into English
Gutenberg collections
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: French Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Harvard Classics
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