Название: Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite
Автор: Жан-Батист Мольер
Издательство: Public Domain
Жанр: Зарубежная драматургия
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Win back his property – a fair estate
He has at home, so I'm informed – and prove him
For what he is, a true-born gentleman.
Yes, so he says himself. Such vanity
But ill accords with pious living, sir.
The man who cares for holiness alone
Should not so loudly boast his name and birth;
The humble ways of genuine devoutness
Brook not so much display of earthly pride.
Why should he be so vain? … But I offend you:
Let's leave his rank, then, – take the man himself:
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Referring to the rebellion called La Fronde, during the minority of Louis XIV.
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Moliere's note, inserted in the text of all the old editions. It is a curious illustration of the desire for uniformity and dignity of style in dramatic verse of the seventeenth century, that Moliere feels called on to apologize for a touch of realism like this. Indeed, these lines were even omitted when the play was given.
1
Referring to the rebellion called La Fronde, during the minority of Louis XIV.
2
Moliere's note, inserted in the text of all the old editions. It is a curious illustration of the desire for uniformity and dignity of style in dramatic verse of the seventeenth century, that Moliere feels called on to apologize for a touch of realism like this. Indeed, these lines were even omitted when the play was given.