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Tartuffe
Series: Oberon Classics
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Ideal for readers fascinated by classic theatre, French literature, and sharp social satire on religious hypocrisy and family dynamics.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe, or The Impostor (pronounced: [taʁtuf]; French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur), first performed in 1664, is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Moliere, and the characters of Tartuffe, Valere, and Dorine are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles. This is a translation for the stage by Ranjit Bolt.
This hilarious and irreverent whirlwind of lies, religious hypocrisy and family feuds features one of theatre’s most perfect comedy creations.
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When the seemingly perfect Tartuffe ingratiates himself with the wealthy Orgon and his mother Madame Pernelle, he is soon welcomed into their home and into their lives. His combination of charm, respectability and religious authority proves so irresistible that he is eventually promised the hand of Orgon’s daughter in marriage.
But the rest of Orgon’s family have grave doubts – is there more to Tartuffe than meets the eye? When the threat of eviction for the family and imprisonment for Orgon become apparent, is it all too late to find out?
This hilarious and irreverent whirlwind of lies, religious hypocrisy and family feuds features one of theatre’s most perfect comedy creations, the beguiling Tartuffe.
Series: Oberon Classics
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Guardian praises Bolt's superb translation for the evening's success, while the Daily Telegraph highlights Bolt's irreverent, colloquial translation in rhyming couplets, full of filthy wit.
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ISBN: 9781840022605
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 February 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oberon Modern Plays
Contributors:
- Translated by Ranjit Bolt
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 130.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 154g
Pages: 108
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière (1622-73), the French actor-manager and dramatist, was one of the theatre's greatest comic classics. Inspired by traditions of French farce and the 'commedia dell'arte', he courted controversy with his satiric commentaries on the society of his time and on eternal human foibles, but was saved by the patronage of the 'Sun King' Louis XIV. ChrisCampbell read English and French at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He is currently the Literary Manager at the Royal Court Theatre. Christopher has worked as an actor in Canada, France and Belgium, as well as here in the UK.
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