Tartuffe by Molière - MP3 CD Audiobook in paper sleeve

Description: Tartuffe Tartuffe By Molière (1622-1673) Translated by Curtis Hidden Page (1870-1946) Tartuffe, or The Imposter, was first presented at the Versailles fetes in 1664 and was almost instantly banned by the government of King Louis XIV for several years, probably because its theme of religious hypocrisy offended the archbishop of Paris, the king’s confessor and former tutor. Our man Tartuffe, charming, pious, and knowledgeable, has ingratiated himself with Orgon, a wealthy man, and his mother Madame Pernelle. They consult with him about every little thing. Before long Orgon promises his daughter’s hand in marriage. The rest of the family smell a rat, however, and set a trap whereby Orgon hides under a table to observe Tartuffe attempting to seduce his wife Elmire. Sure enough, he discovers the fraud, but it is too late by then. Orgon has signed over his property to Tartuffe, who has also purloined a hidden box of compromising letters. He attempts to have the family evicted and Orgon arrested, but when the police arrive they arrest Tartuffe instead. It turns out the king has gotten wind of the goings on and Tartuffe has a rap sheet as long as his arm. The play is composed of 1,962 alexandrines, or twelve-syllable lines, in rhyming couplets. It is considered one of the most perfect comedies ever written and the characters of Tartuffe, Orgon, and Elmire are among the greatest roles in classical theatre. The term “Tartuffe” has come to mean a hypocrite who feigns virtue, especially of the religious type; a “pretender to piety”. Play sample: Product Details Read by: Cast Length: 1 hour and 52 minutes Type: Dramatic reading Media: MP3 CD Package: Safety sleeve Item No.: CD-1261 List Price: $3.99 Artwork: Disc contains 300 dpi image files for printing CD label art: Includes both square JPG and round PNG formats CD jewel case art: Includes cover, inner insert, and J-card DVD case art: Includes wrapper for Amaray box and inner insert Credits Production Book Coordinator: Laurie Anne Walden Meta Coordinator: Laurie Anne Walden Proof Listener: David Lawrence Artwork Cover: Tartuffe and Elmire, by Carl Hoff, engraving by J. Ballin, 1892, from The Lost Leaf, Character Sketches Vol IV, Molière. Elmire wishes to expose Tartuffe’s duplicity, and conceals her husband under the table, that he may listen to Tartuffe’s love-making. Inset: Front page of Le Tartuffe, ou l’Imposteur, 1669, Paris : Jean Ribou Inset: Frontispice d’une édition de 1840: Théâtre français - Œuvres de Molière, Éditeurs - Martial Ardant frères. Insert: Le Tartuffe, Frontispice de l’édition de 1669 par Molière. The Recordings About MP3 Audio This MP3 digital audiobook is duplicated on compact disc in the MP3 audio format and is designed to play on any computer. It will play on CD and DVD players that are designed with MP3 capability. The files contained in an MP3 CD can be imported and played on mobile devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and smart phones and on PSP (Play Station Portable) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. Your CD/DVD player or mobile device owner’s manual should specify whether the device has MP3 compatibility. If the device is not directly compatible with the MP3 Audio format, the files on the MP3 CD can be copied onto a computer drive and then played on the computer media player or transferred to a mobile device. The Recordings These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. 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