Project Gutenberg 2007-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 235 Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de 1732 1799 Beaumarchais, M. de (Pierre Augustin Caron) Beaumarchais Caron de Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin De Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro 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 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays French drama -- 18th century PQ Text Opera FR Théâtre Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 401028 2025-08-08T14:00:59.182299 text/html 438960 2007-04-24T09:04:30 text/html 199383 2025-08-08T14:01:10.936238 application/epub+zip 205286 2025-08-08T14:01:02.740308 application/epub+zip 186391 2025-08-08T14:01:01.293303 application/epub+zip 487444 2025-08-08T14:01:15.663250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463392 2025-08-08T14:01:09.973280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429382 2022-09-09T15:24:30.286653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290345 2025-08-08T14:00:56.341373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290210 2007-04-24T09:03:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 284595 2007-04-24T09:02:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22258 2025-08-08T14:01:15.806220 application/rdf+xml 19014 2025-08-08T14:01:01.840304 image/jpeg 4559 2025-08-08T14:01:01.567290 image/jpeg 107641 2007-04-24T09:05:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 106722 2007-04-24T09:05:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 119408 2007-04-24T09:05:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 195792 2025-08-08T14:00:59.211293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia