by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Larousse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782038700121
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«Le barbier de Séville» is the stage comedy by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, published by Larousse in paperback (171 pages, in French).
In the comedy, Figaro, barber of Seville, helps Count Almaviva win over Rosine, a young woman locked away under the tutelage of the jealous Bartholo. Disguises, letters and misunderstandings weave the plot, with agile dialogue satirizing the aristocracy and social conventions of the 18th century.
First installment of the Figaro trilogy. Edition published in 2003, in the Classiques Larousse collection; the text was originally published in 1775.
It is an edition aimed at students of French and readers interested in classic French theater.
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.
