Molière
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant w
Portrait of Molière by Pierre Mignard (c. 1658)
Molière as Caesar in The Death of Pompey by Pierre Corneille, portrait by Nicolas Mignard
Illustration after Pierre Brissart for the printed text of L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps
Medallion depicting Molière, façade of the Théâtre-Français, Paris.
Tartuffe
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Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite, first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theat
Molière
…official author of court entertainments. Despite the adulation of the court and Parisians, Molière's satires attracted criticism from other circles. For Tartuffe's impiety, the Catholic Church in France denounced this study of religious hypocrisy, which was followed by a ban by the Parlement, while Dom Juan was…
19th-century costume design
Frontispiece and title page of Tartuffe or The Imposter from a 1739 collected edition of Molière's works in French and English, printed by John Watts. The engraving depicts the amoral Tartuffe being deceitfully seduced by Elmire, the wife of his host, Orgon who hides under a table.