Tartuffe / Molière ; a translation by Ranjit Bolt ; introduction by Nicholas Dromgoole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, author.

Contributor:

Bolt, Ranjit, translator.

Dromgoole, Nicholas, writer of introduction.

Series:

Oberon classics.

Oberon classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Impostors and imposture.

Impostors and imposture--Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Oberon Books, 2012.

Summary:

When the seemingly perfect Tartuffe ingratiates himself with the wealthy Orgon and his mother Madame Pernelle, he is soon welcomed into their home and into their lives. His combination of charm, respectability and religious authority proves so irresistible that he is eventually promised the hand of Orgon's daughter in marriage. But the rest of Orgon's family have grave doubts - is there more to Tartuffe than meets the eye? When the threat of eviction for the family and imprisonment for Orgon become apparent, is it all too late to find out? This hilarious and irreverent whirlwind of lies, re

Contents:

Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Act 1; Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Act 2; Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI; Scene VII; Act 3; Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI; Scene VII; Scene VIII; Act 4; Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI; Scene Last Scene; Act 5

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783195749

1783195746