by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · Flammarion · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081487154
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«Le Mariage de Figaro» is the stage comedy by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, published by Flammarion in paperback (288 pages, in French).
In a castle in Spain, servants Suzanne and Figaro prepare to marry, but Count Almaviva tries to prevent the wedding unless Suzanne accepts his advances; another woman claims she must marry Figaro. Jealousy, disguises and misunderstandings mark the day as the play criticizes inequality between nobles and servants, men and women.
«Le Mariage de Figaro» is the second installment of Beaumarchais's Figaro trilogy; it was written in 1778 and premiered in 1784 after three years of censorship.
School edition designed for French students preparing for the bac; includes a dossier, parcours «La comédie du valet» and essay topics.
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.
