Molière's L'avareHeath & Company, 1900 - 181 pages |
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Page v
... great credit for having gi son an education , such as , at that time , was enjoyed the sons of well - to - do parents . Young Poquelin was e at the Jesuit Collège de Clermont ( now lycée Louis - le * The duties of these officers were as ...
... great credit for having gi son an education , such as , at that time , was enjoyed the sons of well - to - do parents . Young Poquelin was e at the Jesuit Collège de Clermont ( now lycée Louis - le * The duties of these officers were as ...
Page vii
... great portion of this period of Molière's life is shrouded in darkness , although a large part of his itinerary has been traced . Cf. Brunetière , Manuel de l'Histoire de la Littéra ture française , p . 172 . Molière derived great ...
... great portion of this period of Molière's life is shrouded in darkness , although a large part of his itinerary has been traced . Cf. Brunetière , Manuel de l'Histoire de la Littéra ture française , p . 172 . Molière derived great ...
Page viii
... great career as a comic poet . This play marks a new era in French comedy . Instead of imitating others Molière took French society as his subject . He attacked at the same time the absurd manners of the Pré- cieuses and the false ...
... great career as a comic poet . This play marks a new era in French comedy . Instead of imitating others Molière took French society as his subject . He attacked at the same time the absurd manners of the Pré- cieuses and the false ...
Page ix
Molière Moritz Levi. during those years must have proved a great drain on his vital powers , especially when it is remembered that , like Shakespeare , he performed at the same time the duties of director , actor and playwright . In 1673 ...
Molière Moritz Levi. during those years must have proved a great drain on his vital powers , especially when it is remembered that , like Shakespeare , he performed at the same time the duties of director , actor and playwright . In 1673 ...
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... great that he does not hesitate to become a household- officer of Harpagon , so that he may have an opportunity to be always near his sweetheart . In order to insinuate himself into the good graces of the miser he flatters him and ...
... great that he does not hesitate to become a household- officer of Harpagon , so that he may have an opportunity to be always near his sweetheart . In order to insinuate himself into the good graces of the miser he flatters him and ...
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15 HARPAGON According amour ANSELME appears argent Aulularia avarice avez becomes Belle Plaideuse Boards BRINDAVOINE cassette Catalogue of Modern character characters chose CLEANTE Cloth College comedy COMMISSAIRE daughter Dickinson College Edited by Professor elementary ÉLISE England Euclio Exercises father fille finally find first FLÈCHE following follows found FROSINE generally German give good Grammar great HARPAGON hauts-de-chausses Hôtel de Bourgogne Illustre Théâtre infinitive interest introduction and notes j'ai l'argent L'Avare l'École des Femmes Language Texts sent line Livet love made MAÎTRE JACQUES MAÎTRE SIMON make MARIANE meaning means MERLUCHE modern French Modern Language Texts Molière Molière uses Molière's money Monsieur notes and vocabulary notes by Professor noun obsolete order pages Paper parler père personne play Reader rien same SCENE seems Selected and edited Selections sense sera seventeenth century shows time title Tulane University University used VALÈRE veux Voilà word
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Page 112 - Hélas! mon pauvre argent, mon pauvre argent, mon cher ami! on m'a privé de toi; et puisque tu m'es enlevé, j'ai perdu mon support, ma consolation, ma joie; tout est fini pour moi, et je n'ai plus que faire au monde: sans toi, il m'est impossible de vivre. C'en est fait, je n'en puis plus; je me meurs, je suis mort, je suis enterré.
Page 112 - Je veux aller quérir la justice •> et faire donner la question à toute ma maison ; à servantes, à valets, à fils, à fille, et à moi aussi. Que de gens assemblés! Je ne jette mes regards sur personne qui ne me donne des soupçons, et tout me semble mon voleur.
Page 112 - Hé! de quoi est-ce qu'on parle là? de celui qui m'a dérobé? Quel bruit fait-on là-haut? Est-ce mon voleur qui y est? De grâce, si l'on sait des nouvelles de mon voleur, je supplie que l'on m'en dise. N'est-il point caché là parmi vous? Ils me regardent tous , et se mettent à rire. Vous verrez qu'ils ont part, sans doute, au vol que l'on m'a fait. Allons vite, des commissaires, des archers, des prévôts, des juges, des gênes, des potences, et des bourreaux. Je veux faire pendre tout le...
Page 73 - Vous êtes la fable et la risée de tout le monde ; et jamais on ne parle de vous que sous les noms d'avare, de ladre, de vilain et de fesse-mathieu.
Page 111 - Au voleur ! au voleur ! à 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. Qui peut-ce être ? Qu'est-il devenu ? Où est-il ? Où se cache-t-il ? Que ferai-je pour le trouver ? Où courir ? Où ne pas courir ? N'est-il point là ? N'est-il point ici ? Qui est-ce ? Arrête.
Page 73 - Monsieur, puisque vous le voulez, je vous dirai franchement qu'on se moque partout de vous, qu'on nous jette de tous côtés cent brocards à votre sujet, et que l'on n'est point plus ravi que de vous tenir au cul et aux chausses, et de faire sans cesse des contes de votre lésine.
Page 65 - JACQUES Est-ce à votre cocher, monsieur, ou bien à votre cuisinier, que vous voulez parler ? car je suis l'un et l'autre, 547 HARPAGON C'est à tous les deux.