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The Barber of Seville and the Marriage of Figaro (Classics S) Paperback - 1964
by de Beaumarchais, Pierre; John Wood
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Details
- Title The Barber of Seville and the Marriage of Figaro (Classics S)
- Author de Beaumarchais, Pierre; John Wood
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1964-06-30
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0140441336-3-20738715
- ISBN 9780140441338 / 0140441336
- Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.18 x 0.56 in (19.81 x 13.16 x 1.42 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Comedies, Barbers - Spain - Seville - Drama
- Dewey Decimal Code 842.5
Summary
A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figarotriumphant 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 Figarocondemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilegedepicts 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.