Focuses on Moliere's play `L'Ecole des Femmes'. Identification of sources for Moliere's play; Scarron's `La Precaution inutile' and Straparole's `Piacevoli notti' as important sources for `L'Ecole des Femmes'; Importance of Boccacio as a source for the companion pay `L'Ecole des Maris'; Critical opinions on the view of Moliere as a playwright.