Robert Cardullo, author of “Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’” states that “. . . we must recall that, in the mid-seventeenth century, France had just barely emerged from the period of bloody religious strife” (Cardullo 173). The bloody warfare that ensued until the mid-seventeenth century caused France to split into two religious sects: Roman Catholicism and Protestantism or as it is known in France, Huguenotism. Another key element to appreciate Tartuffe is to understand the satirical writing style that is used by Molière. In The Literature of Satire, Charles A. Knight, gives an example of an acceptable definition of satire that was written by Edward Rosenheim, who was an English scholar and professor. Rosenheim defines satire “. . . as an indirect attack on historical particulars, especially if one adds the characteristic feature of humor . . .” (Knight 13). In layman’s terms, satire is a writing style
Robert Cardullo, author of “Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’” states that “. . . we must recall that, in the mid-seventeenth century, France had just barely emerged from the period of bloody religious strife” (Cardullo 173). The bloody warfare that ensued until the mid-seventeenth century caused France to split into two religious sects: Roman Catholicism and Protestantism or as it is known in France, Huguenotism. Another key element to appreciate Tartuffe is to understand the satirical writing style that is used by Molière. In The Literature of Satire, Charles A. Knight, gives an example of an acceptable definition of satire that was written by Edward Rosenheim, who was an English scholar and professor. Rosenheim defines satire “. . . as an indirect attack on historical particulars, especially if one adds the characteristic feature of humor . . .” (Knight 13). In layman’s terms, satire is a writing style