The Affected Ladies

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The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.

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Die verwandelten Weiber 1

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instanceOf one-act play
play
satirical comedy
author Molière NERFINISHED
characterTypeSatirized précieuses
countryOfOrigin France
dramaticStructure one-act farce-like comedy
firstPerformancePlace Paris NERFINISHED
form prose comedy
genre comedy
satire
hasAlternativeEnglishTitle The Precious Ridicules NERFINISHED
The Pretentious Young Ladies NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTitle The Affected Ladies NERFINISHED
language French
literaryMovement French Neoclassicism NERFINISHED
mainTheme critique of affected refinement
mockery of social pretension
numberOfActs 1
originalTitle Les Précieuses ridicules NERFINISHED
satirizes affected preciosity
certain Parisian women of high society
setting Paris NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 17th century
subjectMatter Parisian salon culture
affectation of language and manners
pretentiousness in high society
theatricalTradition French classical theatre
writer Molière NERFINISHED

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Les Précieuses ridicules titleInEnglish The Affected Ladies
Johann Adam Hiller notableWork The Affected Ladies
this entity surface form: Die verwandelten Weiber