The Learned Ladies
The Learned Ladies
by Molière, translation by Richard Wilbur
April 5 - 7, 12 - 14, 2013
As he attempts to raise his station in society, a charismatic swindler employs poetry and intellectual pretense to sway the hearts of society ladies who yearn to be as cultured as they are wealthy. This 17th-century French satire lampoons intellectual pretense for the modern audience, with a translation that is delightful to laugh at and to laugh with.