Project Gutenberg 2011-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 308 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 Le barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Seville_(play) Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile" by Beaumarchais is a comedic play written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around the clever character Figaro, a barber in Seville, who becomes embroiled in the romantic pursuits and schemes of Count Almaviva as he attempts to win the affections of the beautiful Rosine while outmaneuvering her jealous guardian, Dr. Bartholo. This humorous tale explores themes of love, mistaken identities, and the folly of human nature, characteristic of the vibrant and witty style of Beaumarchais. The opening of the play introduces us to the Count, who speaks to himself about his love for Rosine, whom he has only seen from afar. Meanwhile, Figaro appears, singing and reflecting on his misfortunes, and they quickly recognize each other. The Count urges Figaro to help him win Rosine's heart, while Figaro reveals his past with the Count and his own ambitions. The stage is set for intrigue and comedy as they plot to outsmart the meddling Dr. Bartholo, who seeks to marry Rosine himself. The conversation also hints at Figaro's resourcefulness and rapport with the Count, establishing a playful dynamic that foreshadows the humorous challenges ahead in their efforts to bring the lovers together. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays French drama -- 18th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 452374 2025-06-15T05:42:48.086736 text/html 456753 2011-07-23T15:35:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 139399 2011-07-23T15:37:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232663 2025-06-15T05:43:02.390653 application/epub+zip 236936 2025-06-15T05:42:52.719679 application/epub+zip 207374 2025-06-15T05:42:50.899764 application/epub+zip 576068 2025-06-15T05:43:08.207630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516268 2025-06-15T05:43:01.082678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469730 2022-09-17T03:38:11.283889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317454 2025-06-15T05:42:45.197780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317377 2011-07-23T15:35:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119947 2011-07-23T15:37:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 310694 2011-07-23T15:35:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118896 2011-07-23T15:37:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22180 2025-06-15T05:43:08.382608 application/rdf+xml 21992 2025-06-15T05:42:51.558681 image/jpeg 4566 2025-06-15T05:42:51.229754 image/jpeg 227382 2025-06-15T05:42:48.121725 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