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Tartuffe and the Bourgeois gentleman Le Tartuffe et Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

AThis timeless comedy by one of France's greatest playwrights follows the outrageous activities of a penniless scoundrel and religious pretender. Invited to live in his benefactor's house, he wreaks havoc among family members by breaking off the daughter's engagement, attempting to seduce his hostess, and resorting to blackmail and extortion.

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  • "Two timeless comedies by one of France s greatest playwrights appear here: Tartuffe, a 1664 verse comedy concerning a scoundrel who impersonates a holy man, and the 1670 prose farce The Bourgeois Gentleman, a lampoon of Parisian society with a central character who attempts to adopt the superficial characteristics of the nobility. Original French texts with excellent English interpretations on facing pages. Introduction."
  • "AThis timeless comedy by one of France's greatest playwrights follows the outrageous activities of a penniless scoundrel and religious pretender. Invited to live in his benefactor's house, he wreaks havoc among family members by breaking off the daughter's engagement, attempting to seduce his hostess, and resorting to blackmail and extortion."@en

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  • "Tartuffe and the Bourgeois gentleman Le Tartuffe et Le Bourgeois gentilhomme"@en
  • "Tartuffe and the Bourgeois gentleman = Le Tartuffe et Le Bourgeois gentilhomme"