Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 200 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste L'ecole des maris. English The School for Husbands Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_for_Husbands Produced by David Moynihan, D Garcia, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The School for Husbands" by Molière is a comedic play written during the 17th century, specifically in the early period of the French Classical Age. This three-act comedy explores the dynamics of love, trust, and the contrasting approaches to marriage and guardianship in societal norms of the time. Likely set against the backdrop of Molière's critique of domestic tyranny, the play serves not just to entertain but also to impart moral lessons about the nature of trust and the folly of excessive caution in relationships. The storyline revolves around two brothers, Sganarelle and Ariste, who have differing philosophies on how to govern the lives of the young women they are guardians to. Sganarelle is strict and believes in controlling and restricting their freedom to protect their honor, while Ariste adopts a more trusting and liberal approach. As the plot unfolds, it includes complications arising from romantic pursuits, particularly the affections of Valère for Isabella, one of the wards. The characters wrestle with themes of fidelity and the impact of authoritarianism in love and marriage, culminating in a satirical examination of the misunderstandings and troubles that arise from mistrust. The clever use of humor and irony highlights the absurdities of both extreme liberty and strict control, ultimately suggesting that balance and understanding are vital in relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Comedy plays French drama -- 17th century -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 121015 2025-08-03T08:51:36.412463 text/html 120832 2025-01-10T00:18:48.405150 text/html 110527 2025-08-03T08:51:40.862448 application/epub+zip 110566 2025-08-03T08:51:37.995457 application/epub+zip 110566 2025-08-03T08:51:36.969463 application/epub+zip 243733 2025-08-03T08:51:43.051420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221883 2025-08-03T08:51:40.260446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176621 2022-09-03T13:17:06.469928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99750 2025-08-03T08:51:36.136458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99471 2013-04-17T21:53:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99464 2013-04-17T21:53:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20581 2025-08-03T08:51:43.238423 application/rdf+xml 13805 2025-08-03T08:51:37.459447 image/jpeg 3949 2025-08-03T08:51:37.212437 image/jpeg 38519 2013-04-17T21:56:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 38445 2013-04-17T21:56:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 107000 2025-08-03T08:51:36.422466 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia