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Tartuffe

Drama and Theatre

Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy, or more specifically a farce, by Moliere. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Composed, From (Year)
1664 to 1669 1
Composed, From (Year)
from 1944 1
Classification
Original Language
French 1
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Authored By

Moliere, Authors
Source Tartuffe (Wikipedia)

In Genre

Comedy, Genres
Source Tartuffe (Wikipedia)
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1. Tartuffe (Wikipedia)
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    Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite...first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Moliere.
  • Lead paragraph
    Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (; French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, pronounced [taʁtyf u lɛ̃pɔstœʁ]), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.
  • Authored By: Moliere, Lead section, authorship
    Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite...first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Moliere.
  • In Genre: Comedy, Lead section, genre
    a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce)
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