Tartuffe Paperback Moliere

from varwenea

Reading the introduction of Moliere's 1664 "Tartuffe", I noted several distinctions for this celebrated play. - It is the most frequently produced play in the French language and considered to be Moliere's best. - The play was written entirely in rhymed iambic pentameter (or according to Wiki - i...

from AliceAnna

I prefer the version in verse, but in any event, the story is wonderful. The language of Moliere (even if translated) is what makes it all really work.

from tjsjohanna

The comedy of this play walked the fine line between humor and tragedy. In the modern world there are all kinds of people insisting that black is white and white is black and declaring others crazy for not believing, so Tartuffe is readily believable. The appeal to the king is overt - the ending ...

from jburlinson

Quite enjoyable, but unable really to compete with Richard Wilbur's translation of Moliere's classic play. Malleson tends to focus on the comedy and, while this can certainly be entertaining, it sometimes overshadows or even distorts some of the more subtle elements. Just one example: in the clim...

from LisaMaria_C

Moliere has long been on my to-read list because his comedies were on a list of "100 Significant Books" I was determined to read through. The introduction in one of the books of his plays says that of his "thirty-two comedies... a good third are among the comic masterpieces of world literature." ...