by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Larousse Kingfisher Chambers · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782035831965
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«Le Barbier de Séville» is the comedy by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, published by Larousse in paperback (207 pages, in French).
An old bourgeois keeps a young woman locked up intending to marry her, while a suitor, helped by the cunning Figaro, tries to rescue her from that forced marriage. Beaumarchais turns the intrigue into a lively, musical comedy that introduces Figaro, a servant who begins his stage career here.
First instalment of the Figaro trilogy, originally published in 1775. Edition from the Petits Classiques Larousse collection (Collection Lycée), with complete text and preparation for French exams.
Aimed at high-school students of French and at those who want to read this theatre classic in its original language.
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright and diplomat of the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for his three Figaro plays, at various times in his life he was also a watchmaker, inventor, musician, spy, publisher, arms dealer, and revolutionary.
