L’École des maris

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L’École des maris is a 1661 comedic play by Molière that satirizes authoritarian guardianship and contrasting attitudes toward marriage and female autonomy.

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L’École des maris canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy
play
stage work
author Molière
centuryOfWork 17th century
characterType guardian figures
young women wards
countryOfOrigin France
culturalContext Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime France
dramaticForm five-act comedy
dramaticTechnique comic misunderstanding
situational irony
verbal wit
dramaticTradition French neoclassical comedy
firstPerformanceDate 1661
genre comedy
satire
hasAuthorRole Molière as playwright
hasForm comedy of manners
influenced L’École des femmes
intendedAudience court and city audiences in 17th-century France
languageRegister classical French
literaryGenre French classical comedy
literaryMovement French classical theatre
mainTheme authoritarian guardianship
contrasting attitudes toward women
female autonomy
marriage
narrativeDevice contrast between strict and lenient guardians
originalLanguage French
originalMedium theatre
originalTitle L’École des maris self-link
performedBy troupe of the Duke of Orléans
surface form: Molière’s troupe
placeOfFirstPerformance Paris
publicationDate 1661
settingPeriod 17th century France
structure in verse
subjectMatter control of women by male guardians
marital choice
patriarchal authority
theme conflict between freedom and control
education of husbands
hypocrisy of moral rigorism
titleInEnglish The School for Husbands
workOf Molière’s early career
workType theatrical comedy
writer Molière

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Molière notableWork L’École des maris
L’École des maris originalTitle L’École des maris self-link