The seven wives’ school
Keywords:
Molière, Perrault, rewriting, parody, burlesque
Abstract
In Blue Beard’s Seven Wives, Anatole France intends to exculpate Perrault’s character by portraying him as the victim of his dishonest wives, even if there is still something feral about him. France seems to rewrite the character of Agnès through the fifth wife, by combining Perrault’s tale and Moliere’s play. But this version of Agnès is foolish because, contrary to what was expected, she did not fall in love, and France treats her as a ditz instead of an angel. The short text by France is imbued with literary allusions and invites us to reread the classical works in a new way.Downloads
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Published
2013-03-22
How to Cite
Tourrette E. (2013). The seven wives’ school. Thélème. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses, 28, 293-331. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_THEL.2013.v28.40014
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