Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 142 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste Wall, Charles Heron Wall, C. H. (Charles Heron) Heron-Wall, C. (Charles) Les femmes savantes. English The Learned Women Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Femmes_Savantes Produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the people at DP "The Learned Women" by Molière is a comedy written in the late 17th century, which tackles themes of gender roles, intellectualism, and marital dynamics. The play centers around the characters Chrysale, an honest bourgeois, and his wife Philaminte, who is determined to raise their daughters, Armande and Henriette, as learned women, much to the frustration of the more traditional Chrysale. The interplay between the characters highlights the absurdity that arises from the clash between societal expectations of women and the pursuit of knowledge. The opening portion of the play introduces us to the contrasting desires of the two sisters, Armande and Henriette. Armande is disdainful of marriage, aspiring instead to intellectual pursuits, while Henriette is eager to find love and marry her suitor, Clitandre. Their exchanges reveal the tension between their differing philosophies on life. As they discuss marriage and the nature of love, the entrance of Clitandre further complicates the situation, as he openly declares his affection for Henriette, prompting Armande's jealousy and outrage at the prospect of being overshadowed. The scene sets the stage for a comedic exploration of love, ambition, and the conflict between progressive ideals and traditional values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 145855 2025-07-04T06:58:07.805325 text/html 145672 2025-01-11T22:10:19.681726 text/html 115117 2025-07-04T06:58:12.403775 application/epub+zip 114982 2025-07-04T06:58:09.384322 application/epub+zip 114982 2025-07-04T06:58:08.370282 application/epub+zip 233104 2025-07-04T06:58:14.746783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207099 2025-07-04T06:58:11.764773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184608 2022-09-04T11:52:46.490458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119584 2025-07-04T06:58:07.478346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119354 2020-03-09T11:13:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119345 2020-03-09T11:13:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20550 2025-07-04T06:58:14.874806 application/rdf+xml 11011 2025-07-04T06:58:08.848302 image/jpeg 2964 2025-07-04T06:58:08.607295 image/jpeg 45086 2020-03-09T11:15:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 45014 2020-03-09T11:15:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 112100 2025-07-04T06:58:07.817298 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia