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One of the best of Molière’s plays—and one of the greatest of all comedies—spotlighting the absurdities of social and literary pretension, focusing on a man who is quick to criticize the faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. First performed in 1666, when the King of France himself... read more
First Sentence
Such Foolish Affected Ladies, the first play Moliere wrote after his return to Paris, was staged as an end-piece to an undistinguished royal command performance of Corneille's tragedy, Cinna.
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Authors & Contributors
- Moliere (Author)
- David Coward
- Martin Crimp
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