The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of revealing certain liberated female traits that are to be found as early as the seventeenth century in certain plays of Moliere. A study of the major events in Moliere's life and of the social climate and salons of his time, together with a close analysis of the plays themselves, is necessary to understand this important aspect of his works. In essence, this study attempts to show how Moliere's women emerge as independent individuals who refuse the role society usually assigns them. Although these female characters are products of the seventeenth century, their actions and attitudes are used in this thesis to indicate a foreshadowing of the twentieth-century, liberated woman.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503920 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Owen, Jacqueline |
| Contributors | Crowder, Robert D., Smyth, Philip |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 59 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, ..., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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