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The School for Wives / The Learned Ladies

The School for Wives / The Learned Ladies

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Richard Wilbur (Translator)

Discussion: Moliere

Discussion leader: Danielle Gooch

Why we're reading this: Les Femmes savantes (The Learned Ladies) is a play by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on…more
[close] Les Femmes savantes (The Learned Ladies) is a play by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretention, female education, and préciosité (French for preciousness), it was one of his most popular comedies. It premiered at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal on March 11 1672.

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