Amazon.com description: Product Description: Tartuffe Or The Hypocrite By Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere Translated By Curtis Hidden Page Classic Drama Brand New Edition Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Moliere, baptised January 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Moliere's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'Ecole des Femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare (The Miser), Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). Born into a prosperous family and having studied at the College de Clermont (now Lycee Louis-le-Grand), Moliere was well suited to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years as an itinerant actor helped him polish his comic abilities while he began writing, combining Commedia dell'arte elements with the more refined French comedy.