La Mothe le Vayer

Robert McBride is a retired Professor of French at the University of Ulster.

• IntroductionA. Evolution of Le Tartuffe up to 1667B. 1. Presentation and structure of the letter2. Dramaturgy and characterisation in L'Imposteur as seen by the letter3. The psychology of religious hypocrisyC. Religion and the theatre in the seventeenth centuryD. The nature and perception of the ridiculousE. Stylistic features of the letterF. History of the acceptance of the letterG. Editions of the letterH. Works consultedEditor's noteNotes to introduction

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