Les Précieuses Ridicules
by Molière
Les Précieuses Ridicules is Molière's one-act prose satire on affected salon manners, premiered at the Petit-Bourbon in Paris on 18 November 1659 and printed in January 1660 by the Paris bookseller Guillaume de Luyne. Its success won Molière's company the patronage of Louis XIV.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Guillaume de Luyne, Paris, 1660
Les Précieuses Ridicules by Molière was first published in 1660. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- MOLIÈRE, en une farce et deux comédies ! stage play
In print
- Editions recorded
- 62 on Open Library, 3 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 22 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
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How many editions of Les Précieuses Ridicules are there?
We track 2 editions of Les Précieuses Ridicules. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Les Précieuses Ridicules been adapted?
Yes, including MOLIÈRE, en une farce et deux comédies ! (stage play), according to Wikidata.
When was Les Précieuses Ridicules first published?
Les Précieuses Ridicules by Molière was first published in 1660.
Can I read Les Précieuses Ridicules for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- Les Précieuses ridicules, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Les Précieuses ridicules, Wikipedia (French) (fr.wikipedia.org)
- The Pretentious Young Ladies, Project Gutenberg (gutenberg.org)
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