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Figaro
Figaro the central character, a barber turned valet who both assists and circumvents his master Count Almaviva, of The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784) by the French dramatist Pierre de Beaumarchais (1732–99); they inspired operas by Rossini and Mozart. Figaro was popularly seen as resisting the aristocratic abuse of personal power.
The French daily newspaper Le Figaro, originally founded in Paris in 1826 to comment on the arts, was named after him. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Figaro." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Figaro." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Figaro.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Figaro." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Figaro.html |
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Figaro
Figaro, pseudonym of Henry Clapp.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Figaro." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Figaro." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Figaro.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Figaro." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Figaro.html |
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