At Versailles in May 1664, the first performance of Tartuffe was a real success: Molière’s new comedy delighted the king. However, a few days later, Louis XIV banned public performances of the play. What is so subversive about it? Until now, Molière had only made fun of the archetypes of the civilian population: cuckold, doctor, precious… But with Tartuffe, he attacks the pillar of French society at the time: religion! In this new episode of the podcast “At the heart of history”, Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach tells how, and why, comedy turned so quickly to tragedy.
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“At the heart of history” is a Europe 1 Studio podcast
Writing and presentation: Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach
Production : Europe 1 Studio
Directed by: Julien Tharaud
Diffusion: Eloïse Bertil
Graphics: Sidonie Mangin
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