The School for Wives by Molière (Book Analysis) E-Book

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The School for Wives by Molière, a comedy in which an old man tries to ensure the faithfulness of the young woman he intends to marry by keeping her ignorant. This major play triggered a scandal at the time, both because of its controversial content and innovative form. Despite this controversy, it is considered by many to be Molière's greatest achievement and it has since been turned into a musical. Molière wrote many plays over his lifetime and many of them have been highly influential on French culture and society, causing him to become a household name, and his plays are still being performed centuries after his death. 

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Molière

French playwright, actor and stage manager

Born in Paris in 1922Died there in 1673 Notable works:Dom Juan (1665), comedyThe Miser (1668), comedyThe Bourgeois Gentleman (1670), comédie-ballet

An author, director, stage manager and actor, Molière (whose real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) was born in Paris in 1622 into the affluent bourgeoisie. Very early on he decided to pursue a career in the theater and founded, along with actress Madeleine Béjart, the Illustre Théâtre company. After twelve years of travelling theater in the provinces, he returned to Paris where he was noticed by Louis XIV who took him into his service.

He wrote mainly comedies in which, under the cover of humor, he highlighted the defects of his contemporaries (preciosity, pedantry, avarice, etc.) and criticized 17th century society (authoritarian fathers, religious hypocrisy, quack doctors, etc.). His many plays are still influential today, making Molière one of the most important authors of the classical century.

He died in Paris in 1673.

The School for Wives

A farcical play

Genre: play (comedy)Reference edition: Molière (1971) The School For Wives. Trans. Wilbur, R. Harcourt: New York.First edition: 1662Themes: education, women, marriage, love, satire, ignorance

A rhyming comedy in five acts, performed for the first time on 26th December 1662, The School for Wives tells the love story between Horace and Agnes, a naïve young woman who is promised to the old Arnolphe. By discussing the recurrent themes of the deceived husband, Molière discusses in a polemical way the conceptions of his times concerning marriage and the place of women in society.