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The Miser
17th century French comedy by Molière
For other uses, see The Miser (disambiguation).
| The Miser | |
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| Written by | Molière |
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| Date premiered | September 9, 1668 (1668-09-09) |
| Place premiered | Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Subject | Avarice |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Paris, in Harpagon's house |
The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced[lavaʁ]) 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.[1]
The play
The play was first produced when Molière's company was under the protection of Louis XIV.
It was loosely based on the Latin comedy Aulularia by Plautus, from which many incidents and scraps of dialogue are borrowed, as well a