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1 Aug 1998
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière, (1622-1673) est un dramaturge et acteur de théâtre français. Considéré comme l'âme de la Comédie-Française, il en est toujours l'auteur le plus joué. Impitoyable pour le pédantisme des faux savants, le mensonge des médecins ignorants, la prétention des bourgeois enrichis, Molière aime la jeunesse qu'il veut libérer des contraintes absurdes. Très loin des rigueurs de la dévotion ou de l'ascétisme, son r?'le de moraliste s'arrête là où il l'a défini: "Je ne sais s'il n'est pas mieux de travailler à rectifier et à adoucir les passions des hommes que de vouloir les retrancher entièrement", et son but a d'abord été de "faire rire les honnêtes gens". Molière dispose d'un grand talent comique. Molière partage, en 1661, le théâtre du Palais-Royal avec la troupe de Domenico Biancolelli, dit Arlequin. Il présente Dom Garcie de Navarre qui est un échec et L'École des Maris qui triomphe. La même année, Molière emménage en face du Palais-Royal. Le 17 août il crée Les Fâcheux, sa première comédie-ballet.
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  • Mass Market Paperback
  • Publisher: Editions Larousse (1 Aug 1998)
  • Language: French
  • ISBN-10: 2038716609
  • ISBN-13: 978-2038716603
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,137,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A short, cheerful play 14 Sep 2002
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"L'avare", or "The Miser" is a great example of Molière's work and is an ideal play to read if you're thinking of doing some extra reading before applying to read French at university (it's short, easy to translate and is a French 'classic'). Although the humour is not side-splitting, it is lightly amusing and a pleasant read (but is better if seen performed). The play centres around Harpagon whose preoccupation with his "écues" (valuable gold coins) blinds him as to the romances that he is spoling with his selfishness. The play is fickle but it's fun!
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5.0 out of 5 stars L'avare 29 May 2000
By Jacques Arsenault - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I loved l'avare. I am french and I read it for my french class. I loved the way it was written. As I was reading it, I could see the actors portraying the roles of Harpagon amongst others in my head. I loved the humour and the wit included in the play. I loved this book and I would recommend it to everybody who loves a good classic. The only problem I had was with the language. Sometimes it was hard to understand because it was written in old french but definitions were included. If you love classic litterature, humour and theatre, get this book.

:-) Jacques Arsenault

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars L'Avare de Molière 17 Nov 2011
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
L'avare, c'est Harpagon, qui aime ses écus plus que tout au monde. Plus que son fils, à qui il veut faire marier une veuve bien nantie, plus que sa fille, à qui il destine un homme d'age très mur, mais riche, plus même que ses chevaux qui crèvent de faim, faute d'avoine.

Cléante, le fils, est amoureux de Mariane. Elise, la fille, aime Valère, lequel est faussement au service d'Harpagon comme intendant, le temps de trouver moyen de marier la belle. Harpagon lui, aime l'argent de Mariane et veut lui aussi la marier.

Cette édition de 1890 est en français très lisible et facilement accessible. La pièce, écrite en 1667 est assez longue (5 actes) et compte plusieurs monologues dont le plus connu commence par : Au voleur ! Au voleur ! A l'assassin ! Au meurtrier ! Justice, juste ciel ! Je suis perdu, je suis assassiné, on m'a coupé la gorge, on m'a dérobé mon argent. (...)

On y retrouve aussi quelques phrases célèbres : *Il faut manger pour vivre et non vivre pour manger*, *Quand il y a à manger pour huit, il y en a bien pour dix* et ma préférée : * je me meurs ; je suis mort ; je suis enterré.*

Le dénouement de la pièce est typique, on retrouve des parents perdus, on se marie et les vilains recoivent leurs coups de baton.

Le seul problème de cette édition est que les notes de l'éditeur a) ne sont pas très nombreuses et b) se retrouvent uniquement à la fin, sans lien hypertexte. Sinon, c'est un texte superbe qui faire rire malgré le caractère très sérieux des sujets abordés.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Harpagon, the peson you want to hit 29 May 2000
By Jacques Arsenault - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. As I was reading it, I could see the actors performing the play in my head. The caracters were so true. Espacially Harpagon. The greedy old man who only thinks about himself you want to hit at times. Especially when he speaks the last line of the play. I recommend this book to anyone who loves classic litterature, humour and theatre and if you understand french, of course.
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