Tartuffe (Hackett Classics)

Prudence Steiner's lively prose translation of Moliere's great comedy remains close to the original French, while casting the speech of characters in a slightly compressed and formalized way that comes very close to the original effect created by Molière's verse. This edition includes translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king, as well as an introductory essay by Roger Herzel, which discusses Moliere's life, Tartuffe and the comic tradition, and the setting, language and style of the play. Prudence Steiner's lively prose translation of Molière's great comedy remains close to the original French, while casting the speech of characters in a slightly compressed and formalized way that comes very close to the original effect created by Molière's verse. This edition includes translations of Molière's three appeals to the king, as well as an introductory essay by Roger Herzel, which discusses Molière's life, Tartuffe and the comic tradition, and the setting, language and style of the play.--Pub. note Front cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 Translator's Note......Page 28 Moilère's Preface March 1669......Page 30 Tartuffe......Page 38 Cast of Characters......Page 39 Act I......Page 40 Act II......Page 58 Act III......Page 84 Act IV......Page 104 Act V......Page 124 Notes......Page 146 First Appeal......Page 155 Second Appeal......Page 158 Third Appeal......Page 160 Back Cover......Page 162 To the dismay of their family and friends, Orgon and his mother develop a great reverence for the insufferable pieties of a con-artist named Tartuffe. Tartuffe s flagrant hypocrisy is obvious to everyone else, and when Orgon declares his intention to give Tartuffe his daughter s hand in marriage, his family decides that they have had enough. One of Moliere s most celebrated plays, Tartuffe is witty satire Presents a prose translation of Moliere's great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king. Jean-baptiste Poquelin De Molière ; Translated, With Notes, By Prudence L. Steiner ; Introduced By Roger W. Herzel. Includes Bibliographical References.