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Tartuffe — Molière’s comedy, performed in 1664, banned, published in 1669
A comedy of a devout man who is nothing of the kind, played before the king at a Versailles fête and banned within days. It took five years, three versions and royal protection before it could at last be performed and printed. (Editorial synthesis)
Tartuffe was published in 1669. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Recorded author of Tartuffe: Molière.
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