The Miser

The Miser
The Miser
Written by	Molière
Characters	Harpagon; Cléante; Élise; Valère; Mariane; Anselme; Frosine; Master Simon; Master Jacques; La Flèche; Mistress Claude; Brindavoine; La Merluche; A magistrate; A clerk;
Date premiered	September 9, 1668
Place premiered	Paris
Original language	French
Subject	Avarice
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Paris, in Harpagon's house

The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced [lavaʁ]; also known by the longer name L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge, meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies)^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

^ The Miser, or, the School for Lies by Molière - Ebook | Scribd.
^ Molière: The Works of Molière, French and English, 10 volumes, translated by Henry Baker and James Miller; published by John Watts, Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, 1748; digitized by Oxford University, 2008.
^ Garreau 1984, p. 417; see also this entry at césar.

[1] The Miser, or, the School for Lies by Molière - Ebook | Scribd.

[2] Molière: The Works of Molière, French and English, 10 volumes, translated by Henry Baker and James Miller; published by John Watts, Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, 1748; digitized by Oxford University, 2008.

[3] Garreau 1984, p. 417; see also this entry at césar.

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