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''[[L'Avocat Pathelin]]'' is a play by David-Augustin de Brueys ()[].
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''[[L'Avocat Pathelin]]'' is a play by David-Augustin de Brueys (1641–1723)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David-Augustin_de_Brueys],
  
== The original text ==
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The play was based on  ''[[La Farce de Maître Pierre Pathelin]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Farce_de_ma%C3%AEtre_Pathelin] ("The Farce of Master Pierre Pathelin"), the very popular medieval farce, written by an anonymous author in 1457.
  
De Brueys had based his play on  ''[[La Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin]]'' ("The Farce of Master Pierre Pathelin"), the very popular medieval farce, written by an anonymous author in 1457.
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It is best known in South Africa through the popular English adaptation as a farce in two acts called ''[[The Village Lawyer]]''.  
  
His play was first produced
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'''See ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'' for the production history'''
  
  
== Translations and adaptations ==
 
 
The play is best known in South Africa through the popular English adaptation as a farce in two acts called ''[[The Village Lawyer]]''. Generally  attributed to William Macready (the Elder), though this is far from certain.  First performed at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, 28 August 1787 and printed ''inter alia''  in 1795, in 1801 (P. Byrne) and in 1819 (R. Grace) - all attributed to Macready.
 
  
'''For South African performances see ''[[The Village Lawyer]]'''''
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Latest revision as of 07:36, 20 July 2017

L'Avocat Pathelin is a play by David-Augustin de Brueys (1641–1723)[1],

The play was based on La Farce de Maître Pierre Pathelin[2] ("The Farce of Master Pierre Pathelin"), the very popular medieval farce, written by an anonymous author in 1457.

It is best known in South Africa through the popular English adaptation as a farce in two acts called The Village Lawyer.

See The Village Lawyer for the production history


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