{"product_id":"9781420943566","title":"The Barber of Seville","description":"Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) was an exceptional French writer of prose comedy during the eighteenth century. He is best known for his theatrical works of the three Figaro plays. Beaumarchais had an action-filled career as a watchmaker, musician, secret agent, businessman, diplomat and a financer of revolutions. His literary career was as turbulent as his personal life. After a series of lawsuits in Paris, the accounts of his trials made his reputation as a sarcastic, effective, and recognized writer. \"The Barber of Seville\" (1775) was originally a comic opera, or a mixture of spoken play with music. The story was based on an ill-fated alliance between Beaumarchais' sister and José Clavijo, a Spanish writer. In addition, Beaumarchais raises a cry for the condemnation of the prevailing social system through his main character, Figaro. The work was prohibited in 1773 for indecency then received with great success two years later.","brand":"Neeland Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126994354416,"sku":"9781420943566","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781420943566_p0.jpg?v=1763738663","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781420943566","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}