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The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced; also known by the longer name L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge, meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris.
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The Miser, five-act comedy by Molière, performed as L’Avare in 1668 and published in 1669. The plot concerns the classic conflict of love and money. The miser Harpagon wishes his daughter Elise to marry a wealthy old man, Anselme, who will accept her without a dowry, but she loves the penniless
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The Miser is a comedy play written by the French playwright Molière and first performed in 1668. It follows the story of a wealthy and unpleasant miser-Harpagon-and his children. Harpagon's daughter wants to marry one of her father's employees, while Harpagon's son wants to marry a young woman who the much older Harpagon is also trying to wed.
Feb 11, 2003 · THE MISER. (L'AVARE.) BY . MOLIÈRE . TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE. WITH A SHORT INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATORY NOTES. BY . CHARLES HERON WALL . This play was acted for the first time on September 9, 1668. In it, Molière has borrowed from Plautus, and has imitated several other authors, but he far surpasses them in t
The Miser, by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (better known by his stage name, Molière) was written in 1668 and was first performed at the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris on September 9th, 1668. The five-act play, which takes much of its inspiration from Plautus’ Latin comedy Aulularia (or The Pot of Gold ), is a comedy centered on a penny ...
4 days ago · Molière 's The Miser, titled L'Avare in French, is a five-act comedic play that was first performed in Paris in 1668. Molière, a renowned French playwright of the 17th century, was known for his ...
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4 days ago · Molière. Boston: Twayne, 1971. Sees The Miser as combining issues of sex and power with those of money and greed and, thus, being as much a moral drama as it is a comedy, explaining the ...
