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Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man
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Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man (Russian: На всякого мудреца довольно простоты; translit. Na vsyakogo mudretsa dovolno prostoty), sometimes published in English under the title Too Clever By Half, is a five-act comedy by Aleksandr Ostrovsky.[1] The play offers a satirical treatment of bigotry and charts the rise of a double-dealer who manipulates other people's vanities.[2] It is Ostrovsky's best-known comedy in the West.[3]
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Written by | Aleksandr Ostrovsky |
Date premiered | 13 November [O.S. 1 November] 1868 |
Original language | Russian |
Genre | Comedy |
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