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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais fu un drammaturgo francese il cui precoce sostegno all'indipendenza americana e il successivo coinvolgimento nella Rivoluzione Francese testimoniano il suo spirito rivoluzionario. Sebbene originariamente un orologiaio di professione, scalò la società francese fino a diventare una figura influente a corte. Accumulò una notevole ricchezza attraverso varie iniziative commerciali e diplomatiche, anche se costose battaglie legali ne compromisero la reputazione. La sua eredità più duratura, tuttavia, risiede nelle sue opere teatrali, in particolare quelle che presentano il personaggio di Figaro.
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
Le Mariage de Figaro
- 285pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
From the Classiques Larousse series. Upon its original release in 1784 this book was an unsurpassed triumph. Figaro, a rebellious manservant who intends to get married to Suzanne, outdares his master Almaviva, who tries for his part by every possible means to win the favors of Suzanne. This light comedy raised indignation but also enthusiasm.