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Tartuffe by MOLIÈRE (1622 - 1673), translated by Curtis Hidden PAGE (1870 - 1946) Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Satire Read by: in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Act 1 00:24:20 - 02 - Act 2 00:47:51 - 03 - Act 3 01:07:21 - 04 - Act 4 01:28:11 - 05 - Act 5 Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière’s best-known works is Tartuffe or The Hypocrite, written in 1664. Though Tartuffe was received well by the public and even by Louis XIV, its popularity was lessened when the Archbishop of Paris issued an edict threatening excommunication for anyone who watched, performed in, or read the , a pious fraud who pretends to speak with divine authority, has insinuated himself into the household of Orgon. When Orgon announces that his daughter Mariane is to marry Tartuffe instead of her fianc