by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · J'ai Lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277301394
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«Le barbier de Séville» is the comedy by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (92 pages, in French).
Count Almaviva wants to win over Rosina, the young ward of Doctor Bartolo, a tutor who watches her jealously. To succeed, he turns to Figaro, a cunning barber who devises a plan of disguises, letters and misunderstandings. The plot advances through deceptions and comic situations typical of a comedy of intrigue.
Originally published in 1775, it opens the Figaro trilogy; this edition belongs to Librio Théâtre and offers the complete text in French.
For students of French and lovers of classical French theatre.
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.
