The Pretentious Young Ladies by Molière
"The Pretentious Young Ladies" by Molière is a one-act satire written in 1659. Two provincial young women come to Paris seeking refined love and wit. When they reject eligible suitors as unrefined, the scorned men plot revenge by having their valets pose as sophisticated gentlemen. The naïve women fall for the disguised servants, leading to public humiliation. This biting comedy of manners satirizes the précieuses—ultra-witty ladies obsessed with elaborate conversation and artificial
refinement—and brought Molière's company to prominence in Paris. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Molière, 1622-1673 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Les précieuses ridicules. English |
| Title | The Pretentious Young Ladies |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pr%C3%A9cieuses_ridicules |
| Credits | Produced by David Moynihan, D Garcia, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Précieuses -- Drama |
| Subject | Women -- France -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 6562 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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