Tartuffe
Author: last_name: Molière
Language: English
Year: 1908

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 <i>Tartuffe or The Hypocrite</i>, written in 1664.  Though <i>Tartuffe</i> 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 play.<