The Pretentious Young Ladies: A Comedy (Timeless Classics)

Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

ISBN 10: 1511901535 / ISBN 13: 9781511901536

Edité par CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

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N° de réf. du vendeur 1511901535-4-32298852

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• Titre: The Pretentious Young Ladies: A Comedy (Timeless Classics)
• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1511901535
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781511901536
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: Fair

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The Pretentious Young Ladies (Les Précieuses ridicules) is a one-act satire by Molière in prose. It takes aim at the précieuses, the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in a word, préciosité (preciousness). The Pretentious Young Ladies is a biting comedy of manners that brought Molière and his company to the attention of Parisians, after they had toured the provinces for years. The play received its Paris premiere on 18 November 1659 at the Théâtre du Petit-Bourbon. It seems not to have been staged before that in the provinces. It was highly successful and attracted the patronage of Louis XIV to Molière and company. Les Précieuses ridicules still plays well today.