← Explore on the interactive map

Premiere of Molière's Tartuffe

Type Event Region Europe Time 1664

On 12 May 1664, Molière's comedy Tartuffe premiered before Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles, its satire of hypocritical religious figures provok…

Timeline

  1. 1664Palace of Versailles · VersaillesOn 12 May 1664, Molière's troupe premiered the three-act version of Tartuffe at Versailles before Louis XIV, sharply satirizing religious hypocrisy through the figure of the hypocrite Tartuffe, which immediately provoked a strong backlash from the church and conservatives.
  2. 1664Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter the premiere, Tartuffe was suppressed by the Paris Parliament and church authorities and banned from public performance; Molière rewrote the play several times over the following years, and only the revised five-act version was approved for public performance in 1669.

Sources