Tartuffe (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)

Very funny, yet thought provoking. Moliere skillfully ridicules hypocritical religiosity, and points out it's insidious nature. Yet, one must not think Moliere is dismissive of all religion, merely those who would use religion for their own selfish interest.

I expected worse, honestly. I actually didn’t mind the read, which I had to do as part of a class for College. It’ll be interesting to see what we have to take away from it. Superficially, it’s a simple story. I’m told there’s imagery in here regarding the church and that it was quite a controversial play. Personally, I think people of that time were far too easily offended. Lol

This play is very funny. The clever play on words is mentally stimulating. The deus ex machina that creates the happy ending is obvious but quite acceptable. The message about hypocrisy is loud and clear. I may read this one again.

Exactly how the seller described it, and it arrived in a reasonable amount of time. Great product, great seller.

As Described

The translation is very readable and keeps the lively narrative moving as if the play was unfolding live in your hands. You actually get a feel for the complex family dynamics among generations and classes. There is just no way that Tartuffe can be stopped from his ravenous conspiracies to take daughter and fortune. But wait the King intervenes at last and loyal but stupid subjects are returned to peace and quiet. A funny glimpse of 17th century France.

It was super cheap and I needed it for a class. the pages are super thin but I did't need it to be that sturdy.

This was one of the books I had to read for college back in the late 1980's. It had been just a few years after the PTL Scandals and Jimmy Swaggart's weepy confession (I'm sure many of you remember these incidents). My professor pointed out the simmilar attitudes between them and the character Tartuffe. Tartuffe, when you get to know him, is really a cheap bum using religion to get what he wants. It's not long before the family he's mooching off finds out what a snake he really is (and the results are hilarious)! Written back in the 19th century, it's amazing how simmilar events were back then compared to more recent history! The title you read translated in English is "Please forgive me, Lord!".

This was a reminder of a book I had studied as a young student. I am going to see the play in Stratford, and am interested to see how the play is performed in its modern setting.

Nice book good quality bit costly

it was in english