Les Femmes Savantes
Original title: Les femmes savantes
earliest edition we have, 1969 Gallimard-Jeunesse, 1999 paperback 181 pages
Will the witty and intelligent Henriette succeed in marrying her true love, Clitandre? Or must she bend to the will of her bluestocking mother, Philaminte, who has chosen a pedantic poet, Trissotin, to be her spouse? Who are these "learned ladies," led by Philaminte herself, who prefer spending their time in discussions of art and philosophy rather than in doing housework? In this second-to-last play of his illustri...
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