by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Bordas Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782040160074
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«Le Mariage de Figaro» is the comedy by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, published by Bordas Editions in paperback (191 pages, in French).
Second instalment of the Figaro trilogy. The servant Figaro and his fiancée Suzanne try to prevent Count Almaviva from exercising his droit du seigneur; with the help of the countess, amid disguises and misunderstandings, the play denounces the abuses of the nobility and the privilege of birth.
The play was written in 1778. This edition contains the complete text and belongs to the Univers des Lettres Bordas collection.
Edition intended for the school environment and the study of French literature, especially in secondary education.
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.
