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by Pierre Corneille. A farcical play first performed in 1644. It was based on La Verdad Sospechosa by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruíz de Alarcón, which was published in 1634. Samuel Foote's farce, ''[[The Liar]]'', was based on it.
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''[[Le Menteur]]'' ("The Liar"), a farcical play by Pierre Corneille.  
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A farcical play first performed in 1644, based on ''[[La Verdad Sospechosa]]'' by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruíz de Alarcón, and published in French in 1634. It was the source of Samuel Foote's farce, ''[[The Liar]]''.
 
   
 
   
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 295-6
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
  

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Le Menteur ("The Liar"), a farcical play by Pierre Corneille.

A farcical play first performed in 1644, based on La Verdad Sospechosa by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruíz de Alarcón, and published in French in 1634. It was the source of Samuel Foote's farce, The Liar.

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 295-6

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