La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro" by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais is a comedic play written in the late 18th century. This work revolves around the clever servant Figaro and his fiancée Suzanne as they navigate a complex web of romantic and societal entanglements involving the Count Almaviva, who seeks to seduce Suzanne. The play critiques social mores and class relations while delivering sharp wit and humor, making it a notable piece in the theatrical canon. The opening of the play introduces Figaro and Suzanne as they prepare for their upcoming wedding. Figaro is busy measuring the dimensions of a room that the Count has graciously offered them, but Suzanne expresses her displeasure, revealing that the Count has inappropriate intentions toward her. Their playful banter not only sets the comedic tone but also establishes the central conflict: the Count's attempts to reclaim a "feudal right" to woo Suzanne, which sparks Figaro's protective instincts and ingenuity. This initial exchange lays the groundwork for the forthcoming battles of wit and strategy that characterize the humorous and socially critical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Figaro_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mariage_de_Figaro

Release date is 2007-02-13