La Prude Explained

La Prude (The Prude) is a comic play by the French philosopher and author Voltaire, written in 1739.^{[1] [2]} It is based on The Plain Dealer by William Wycherly, which in turn is based on Molière's The Misanthrope.^[3] It was performed once, in 1747, having been offered to the Comédie-Française but not accepted.

Further reading

• Russell Goulbourne (2006) "Voltaire, Comic Dramatist" Studies of Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century

Notes and References

1. Book: Pearson, Roger. Voltaire Almighty: A Life in Pursuit of Freedom. 2010-12-15. A&C Black. 9781408820803. en.
2. Book: Cronk, Nicholas. The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire. 2009-02-19. Cambridge University Press. 9780521849739. 95. en.
3. Book: Carlson, Marvin A.. Voltaire and the Theatre of the Eighteenth Century. registration. 1998. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313303029. 52. en.