Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1664|1664]] [[:Category:1667|1667]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe | ====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Religious|Religious | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Religious|Religious]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category: | ====Medium: [[:Category:Performance Art|Performance Art]], [[:Category:Theatre|Theatre]]==== | ||
---- | ---- | ||
'''Artist:''' | [[File:Moliere.jpg|left]] | ||
'''Artist:''' Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere (1622-1673) | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' King Louis XIV, Chief of Police of Paris, Archbishop of Paris | '''Confronting Bodies:''' King Louis XIV, Chief of Police of Paris, Archbishop of Paris | ||
''' | '''Date of Action:''' 1664, 1667 | ||
'''Location:''' France | '''Location:''' France | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur'', 1664-1669: A satire on religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe portrayed a pious crook so firmly established in a bourgeois household that the master promises him his daughter and disinherits his son. At the time it was common for directors of conscience to be placed in families to reprove and reform conduct. When this "holy" man is caught making love to his employer's wife, he recovers by masterly self reproach and persuades the master not only to pardon him but also to urge him to see as much of his wife as possible. | ||
'''The Incident:''' 1664, France: | '''The Incident:''' 1664, France: ''Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur'' banned from the public stage by Louis XIV who, nevertheless, read it aloud to an audience which included high dignitaries of the Church. 1667: While the King was away in Flanders, the play was given as ''The Impostor''. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' 1664, France: The first three acts were given repeatedly at court, but Moliere could not get permission for a public performance. During these years the church called him "a demon in human flesh," closed his theater, and tore down his posters. 1667: The theater was ordered closed by the Chief of Police, and the Archbishop of Paris laid a ban of excommunication on all who might act in the play, read it, or see it. 1669: Permission was granted by the King to perform the play in public. | '''Results of Incident:''' 1664, France: The first three acts were given repeatedly at court, but Moliere could not get permission for a public performance. During these years the church called him "a demon in human flesh," closed his theater, and tore down his posters. 1667: The theater was ordered closed by the Chief of Police, and the Archbishop of Paris laid a ban of excommunication on all who might act in the play, read it, or see it. 1669: Permission was granted by the King to perform the play in public. | ||
| Line 23: | Line 24: | ||
'''Source:''' Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. | '''Source:''' Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1664]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1667]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1660s]] | ||
[[Category:17th century]] | |||
[[Category:Europe]] | [[Category:Europe]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Religious]] | [[Category:Religious]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Performance Art]] | ||
[[Category:Theatre]] | [[Category:Theatre]] | ||
[[Category:Moliere (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) (1622-1673)]] | [[Category:Moliere (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) (1622-1673)]] | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="font-style: italic;">Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur</span>}} | |||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
Latest revision as of 19:38, 4 November 2016
Date: 1664 1667
Region: Europe
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Religious
Medium: Performance Art, Theatre
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere (1622-1673)
Confronting Bodies: King Louis XIV, Chief of Police of Paris, Archbishop of Paris
Date of Action: 1664, 1667
Location: France
Description of Artwork: Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur, 1664-1669: A satire on religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe portrayed a pious crook so firmly established in a bourgeois household that the master promises him his daughter and disinherits his son. At the time it was common for directors of conscience to be placed in families to reprove and reform conduct. When this "holy" man is caught making love to his employer's wife, he recovers by masterly self reproach and persuades the master not only to pardon him but also to urge him to see as much of his wife as possible.
The Incident: 1664, France: Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur banned from the public stage by Louis XIV who, nevertheless, read it aloud to an audience which included high dignitaries of the Church. 1667: While the King was away in Flanders, the play was given as The Impostor.
Results of Incident: 1664, France: The first three acts were given repeatedly at court, but Moliere could not get permission for a public performance. During these years the church called him "a demon in human flesh," closed his theater, and tore down his posters. 1667: The theater was ordered closed by the Chief of Police, and the Archbishop of Paris laid a ban of excommunication on all who might act in the play, read it, or see it. 1669: Permission was granted by the King to perform the play in public.
Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978.
