| Author |
Molière, 1622-1673 |
| Title |
Les Précieuses ridicules
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pr%C3%A9cieuses_ridicules https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pr%C3%A9cieuses_ridicules
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Laurent Le Guillou
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| Summary |
"Les Précieuses ridicules" by Molière is a comedic play written in the mid-17th century, during the height of the French Renaissance. This work satirizes the pretentiousness and absurdity of the précieuses, a cultural phenomenon of the time characterized by a focus on refinement in manners and language among bourgeois women. The play serves as a critique of excessive snobbery and the social mores surrounding love and marriage. The storyline revolves around two young women, Madelon and Cathos, who fancy themselves as sophisticated and worldly. They disdain their potential suitors, Gorgibus’ nephew Du Croisy and La Grange, for being too bourgeois and lacking the refined manners they yearn for. The men, feeling slighted, conspire to teach the women a lesson by posing as noblemen. Mascarille, a clever servant, adds to the ruse, leading to a series of comical misunderstandings and pompous exchanges. Ultimately, the play highlights the folly of the précieuses and serves as a humorous reminder of the dangers of vanity and affectation in the pursuit of social status. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
French |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Comedies
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| Subject |
French drama -- 17th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
5318 |
| Release Date |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Apr 16, 2013 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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