Tartuffe, by Molière
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 10, 1968
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- Who it’s for
- A celebrated play about sanctimony and social influence, in Richard Wilbur’s English translation.
- Themes
- Religious hypocrisy, Fraud and deception, Manipulation of family
- Genres
- French Plays, French Fiction, 18th-Century French Fiction
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The renowned French playwright Molière's most masterful and most frequently performed play, skillfully translated into English by the Pulitzer Prize–winning translator Richard Wilbur. The rich bourgeois Orgon has become a bigot and prude. The title character, a wily opportunist and swindler, affects sancity and gains complete ascendancy over Ogron, who not only attemps to turn over his fortune but offers his daughter in marriage to his "spiritual" guide.
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Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Wilbur.
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A celebrated play about sanctimony and social influence, in Richard Wilbur’s English translation.
Come here for
- The comic friction between public virtue and private motives
- A classic play with a vivid central swindler
Expect
- Stage-minded dialogue in a translated play
- A sharp look at misplaced trust and influence
Where it sits
| French Plays | 95% |
|---|---|
| 18th-Century French Fiction | 33% |
| French Fiction | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- French Plays
- German Plays
- Italian Plays
- Plays by Women
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- French Fiction
- Women Authors Collections
- Performing Arts Resources
- Theater
- Authors
- Molière
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 10, 1968
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Religious hypocrisy · Fraud and deception · Manipulation of family
- Reading lane
- French Plays