by J. Prest (Author)
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.
Author Biography
Julia Prest is Senior Lecturer in the Department of French at the University of St Andrews, UK.
Number of Pages: 247
Dimensions: 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 09, 2015