The Barber Of Seville And The Marriage Of Figaro
by Beaumarchais

The Barber Of Seville And The Marriage Of Figaro Book Cover
The Barber Of Seville And The Marriage Of Figaro Cover

Highlights

French

Synopsis

A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini.

A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautiful ward from her lover.

And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depicts a master and servant set in opposition by their desire for the same woman.

With characteristic lightness of touch, Beaumarchais created an audacious farce of disguise and mistaken identity that balances wit, frivolity and seriousness in equal measure.

Publication

Publisher
Penguin
Year Published
1979
ISBN 10
0140441336
ISBN 13
9780140441338
Binding
Kindle Edition
Edition
New Impression
Print Length
215 pages
Place Published
Harmondsworth
Language
English
LCC
PQ1956A63 E6 1966
DCC
842/.5
Print
The Barber Of Seville And The Marriage Of Figaro is a French play written by and published by Penguin in Harmondsworth, 1979. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780140441338 and an ISBN-10 of 0140441336.
Digital
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