Les Précieuses ridicules

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Les Précieuses ridicules is a one-act satirical comedy by Molière that mocks the affected manners and pretentious language of Parisian salon society in the 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act play
play
satirical comedy
theatrical work
author Molière
centuryOfSetting 17th century
character Du Croisy
Gorgibus
Jodelet
La Grange
Mascarille
countryOfOrigin France
dramaticForm prose comedy
firstPerformanceDate 1659
firstPerformancePlace Paris
firstPerformedBy troupe of the Duke of Orléans
surface form: Molière's troupe
firstPublicationDate 1660
genre comedy
satire
hasSubject Parisian bourgeoisie
salon précieuses
historicalContext reign of Louis XIV
influenced later French comedies of manners
intendedAudience theatre-going public in Paris
literaryMovement French classical theatre
mainCharacter Cathos
Magdelon
medium stage play
notableFor early satire of précieuses
mockery of affected salon language
numberOfActs 1
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Les Précieuses ridicules self-link
parodies Parisian salon culture
affected manners
pretentious language
préciosité
partOf Molière's theatrical repertoire
periodOfWork 17th-century French literature
setting Paris
theme conflict between bourgeois values and salon culture
ridicule of affected speech
snobbery
social pretension
titleInEnglish The Affected Ladies
The Pretentious Young Ladies
workChronologyPosition early work of Molière

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Molière notableWork Les Précieuses ridicules
Les Précieuses ridicules originalTitle Les Précieuses ridicules self-link
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme isPartOfSeries Les Précieuses ridicules
this entity surface form: Molière’s comedies of manners
Jean Marais notableWork Les Précieuses ridicules
this entity surface form: Les Précieuses ridicules (stage role)