by Molière · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253038559
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«L'Avare» is Molière's five-act comedy, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (160 pages, in French).
The miser Harpagon wants to marry his children to wealthy people, but Cléante loves Mariane and Élise loves Valère; Harpagon himself also courts Mariane. The theft of his money box causes entanglements and confrontations. Molière satirizes avarice, hypocrisy and domestic tyranny with a farcical tone.
«L'Avare», first performed in 1668, belongs to the Le Théâtre de Poche collection (no. 6173). It includes an introduction and notes by Jacques Morel and supplementary notes by Jean-Pierre Collinet.
It is a work commonly read in schools, suitable for students of French literature and fans of classical theatre.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today. His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".
