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