Women in Moli¨re's Comedies

How Little Do You Know a Woman's Heart!

By: Diana Koloini

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Paperback | 21 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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This book offers a new approach to the work of the great classical author. Moli¨reâs is obviously a patriarchal world in which women are most often treated as objects of patriarchal autocracy, which expects their submission. Yet in a number of his plays, women display ample resourcefulness in countering the patriarchal rule, often managing to outwit it. To explore this topic, the book scrutinizes Moli¨reâs most important comedies, The School for Wives, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and Don Juan, all of which feature complex female characters who play important roles. They show that Moli¨re acknowledged a fully valid space for women and recognized their right to their own lives. As a prelude, the book analyzes two comedies from the margins of Moli¨reâs oeuvre, The Ridiculous Pr©cieuses and The Learned Ladies, which provoked controversy and indignant feminist criticism, since they appear to deride the emancipatory efforts of the time.

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