The Pretentious Young Ladies
Molière, 1622-1673
The Pretentious Young Ladies - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pr%C3%A9cieuses_ridicules Release date is 2004-09-01
Produced by David Moynihan, D Garcia, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Produced by David Moynihan, D Garcia, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"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.)
French drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English Précieuses -- Drama Women -- France -- Drama
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The Pretentious Young Ladies - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pr%C3%A9cieuses_ridicules Release date is 2004-09-01
Produced by David Moynihan, D Garcia, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Produced by David Moynihan, D Garcia, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
"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.)
French drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English Précieuses -- Drama Women -- France -- Drama
PQ