How Long to Read Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage

How Long Does it Take to Read Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage by Lyons

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Description

This is a book about how Molière, France's most celebrated author of comedies, made something strikingly new out of the traditional comedy plot of thwarted courtship. Though justly celebrated for his mastery of physical comedy and farce, one of Molière's key moves was to pay attention to the way women could use language. Seventeenth-century France was a time when speaking well became exceptionally important, and in this arena women were the trend-setters. Among the most important places to display taste and social skills were the salons, gatherings presided over by women. Yet women still enjoyed little in the way of rights, particularly regarding a central decision in their lives: the choice of a husband. French regulations of marriage contracts became increasingly restrictive, largely to the detriment of women. To draw attention to their plight, women novelists and essayists presented case studies in how men and women misunderstood one another, how women were coerced to wed, how marriages could become nightmares, and how courtships could fail. Against this fraught social background Molière showed women using one of the few assets they had, their mastery of words, and in particular the rhetoric of irony, to frustrate the plans of fathers, guardians, and other authority figures. The comedies discussed here include very well-known plays such as The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The Learned Ladies, The School for Wives and Don Juan, and also less known but revealing and thought-provoking works such as The School for Husbands, George Dandin and Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.

How long is Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage?

Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage by Lyons is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage aloud.

What Reading Level is Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage?

Women and Irony in Molieres Comedies of Marriage is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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