The Miser (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
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- Author: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
- First Published: 1669
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Comedy, Comedy of manners
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Marriage, Genius, Paris, Fear, Seventeenth century, Money
- Locales: Paris, France
Places Discussed
Harpagon’s house (AR-pa-gon). Parisian home of the miser Harpagon, a widower without a wife to restrain his obsession with accumulating money while spending as little as possible on his two adult children and his house. He tells others that he has transformed his house into a makeshift hiding place for his money. Fearful of being robbed and killed for his wealth, he buries his money in his garden and suspects even his own children of planning to rob him. He believes that anyone who seeks entry to his house must be a thief, and this makes life so miserable for...
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