01864cam a22003613u 4500 6562 UtSlPG 20260610133154.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Molière, 1622-1673 Les précieuses ridicules. English The Pretentious Young Ladies Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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 "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.) Original publication data not identified French drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English Précieuses -- Drama Women -- France -- Drama https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6562 48559 48559