Controversy in French Drama
Molière’s Tartuffe and the Struggle for Influence
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
| Author: | J. Prest | ISBN: | 9781137344007 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Prest |
| ISBN: | 9781137344007 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
In 1664, Molière's Tartuffe was banned from public performance. This book provides a detailed, in-depth account of five-year struggle (1664-69) to have the ban lifted and, so doing, sheds important new light on 1660s France and the ancien régime more broadly.
In 1664, Molière's Tartuffe was banned from public performance. This book provides a detailed, in-depth account of five-year struggle (1664-69) to have the ban lifted and, so doing, sheds important new light on 1660s France and the ancien régime more broadly.
