Project Gutenberg 2000-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 433 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste Page, Curtis Hidden 1870 1946 Page, C. H. (Curtis Hidden) Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuffe Produced by Dagny and John Vickers "Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite" by Molière is a classic comedic play written in the mid-17th century. The work explores themes of hypocrisy, religious devotion, and familial conflict through the character of Orgon, who has become infatuated with Tartuffe, a conman posing as a pious man. The play serves as a satirical commentary on society's susceptibility to deceit and the dangers of blind faith. At the start of "Tartuffe," we are introduced to Madame Pernelle, who criticizes her family and household for their lack of respect and adherence to the religious dictate she supports through Tartuffe. Orgon, her son, idolizes Tartuffe and disregards the concerns of his family, including his daughter Mariane, who is secretly in love with Valère. As the scene unfolds, the family's growing frustration with Tartuffe's influence highlights the tension between genuine devotion and the false piety that deceives Orgon, setting the stage for the comedic conflicts that will ensue as they attempt to confront his misguided affections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays French drama -- 17th century -- Translations into English PQ Text Harvard Classics Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 178796 2025-07-01T11:30:31.913189 text/html 178613 2025-01-07T19:20:04.438056 text/html 120369 2025-07-01T11:30:38.523165 application/epub+zip 121677 2025-07-01T11:30:34.011167 application/epub+zip 121678 2025-07-01T11:30:32.767155 application/epub+zip 248407 2025-07-01T11:30:41.022130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225923 2025-07-01T11:30:37.496132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187413 2022-09-01T13:23:25.377709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130215 2025-07-01T11:30:31.592206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129971 2020-12-31T14:46:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48407 2020-12-31T14:46:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19002 2025-07-01T11:30:41.157136 application/rdf+xml 12444 2025-07-01T11:30:33.256166 image/jpeg 3736 2025-07-01T11:30:33.011164 image/jpeg 116482 2025-07-01T11:30:31.956224 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia