The Women Characters of Moliere's Comedies
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Author : Diana Koloini
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 2024-10-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1040132448
This book offers a new approach to the work of the great classical author. Molière’s is obviously a patriarchal world in which women are most often treated as objects of patriarchal autocracy, which expects their submission. Yet in a number of his plays, women display ample resourcefulness in countering the patriarchal rule, often managing to outwit it. To explore this topic, the book scrutinizes Molière’s most important comedies, The School for Wives, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and Don Juan, all of which feature complex female characters who play important roles. They show that Molière acknowledged a fully valid space for women and recognized their right to their own lives. As a prelude, the book analyzes two comedies from the margins of Molière’s oeuvre, The Ridiculous Précieuses and The Learned Ladies, which provoked controversy and indignant feminist criticism, since they appear to deride the emancipatory efforts of the time.
Author : Diana Koloini
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,98 MB
Release : 2025
Category : Women in literature
ISBN : 9781032578064
"The book offers a new approach to the work of the great classical author. Molière's is obviously a patriarchal world in which women are most often treated as objects of patriarchal autocracy, which expects their submission. Yet in a number of his plays, women display ample resourcefulness in countering the patriarchal rule, often managing to outwit it. To explore this topic, the book scrutinizes Moliere's most important comedies, The School for Wives, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and Don Juan, all of which feature complex female characters who play important roles. They show that Molière acknowledged a fully valid space for women and recognized their right to their own lives. As a prelude, the book analyzes two comedies from the margins of Molière's oeuvre, The Ridiculous Précieuses and The Learned Ladies, which provoked controversy and indignant feminist criticism, since they appear to deride the emancipatory efforts of the time"--
Author : Molière
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 37,27 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822206484
THE STORY: Clitandre seeks the hand of Henriette, a match heartily approved of by her father, Chrysale. However, his wife, Philaminte, has other plans for her younger daughter--namely marriage to Trissotin, a foppish wit who panders to Philaminte's intelle
Author : Molière
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Fiction
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Learned Women" by Molière. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Molière
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 15,77 MB
Release : 2017-05-31
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ISBN : 9781546985396
The Pretentious Young LadiesBy Moliere
Author : John D. Lyons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 20,48 MB
Release : 2023-10-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0198887396
This is a book about how Molière, France's most celebrated author of comedies, made something strikingly new out of the traditional comedy plot of thwarted courtship. Though justly celebrated for his mastery of physical comedy and farce, one of Molière's key moves was to pay attention to the way women could use language. Seventeenth-century France was a time when speaking well became exceptionally important, and in this arena women were the trend-setters. Among the most important places to display taste and social skills were the salons, gatherings presided over by women. Yet women still enjoyed little in the way of rights, particularly regarding a central decision in their lives: the choice of a husband. French regulations of marriage contracts became increasingly restrictive, largely to the detriment of women. To draw attention to their plight, women novelists and essayists presented case studies in how men and women misunderstood one another, how women were coerced to wed, how marriages could become nightmares, and how courtships could fail. Against this fraught social background Molière showed women using one of the few assets they had, their mastery of words, and in particular the rhetoric of irony, to frustrate the plans of fathers, guardians, and other authority figures. The comedies discussed here include very well-known plays such as The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The Learned Ladies, The School for Wives and Don Juan, and also less known but revealing and thought-provoking works such as The School for Husbands, George Dandin and Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.
Author : Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere)
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
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The Learned Women by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere): "The Learned Women" is a comedic play by the French playwright Moliere that satirizes intellectual pretensions and the absurdity of extreme scholarship. The play centers on a household where the women's pursuit of knowledge leads to comical chaos. Key Aspects of the Play "The Learned Women": Satirical Comedy: Moliere employs humor and satire to lampoon the excessive pursuit of knowledge and the clash between intellectualism and practicality. Social Critique: The play offers a commentary on the role of education and the place of women in intellectual and scholarly pursuits during Moliere's time. Character Portrayals: "The Learned Women" features memorable characters who embody various intellectual and comedic traits, adding depth to the satire. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere) (1622-1673) was a French playwright and actor known for his contributions to French comedy and farce. His works, including "The Learned Women," continue to be performed and studied for their wit and social commentary.
Author : Molière
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1434487547
Included in this compilation are: "The Romantic Ladies," "The Misanthrope," "Don Juan," "Tartuffe," "George Dandin," "The Would-Be Gentleman," "The School for Wives," "The School for Wives Criticized," and "The Miser."
Author : Molière
Publisher : Harcourt
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780156495011