Publisher's Synopsis
An investigation into how Larra (pseudonym Figaro) exposes the power relations that exist between and among individuals and the classes that form 'society', this work provides a close reading in a postmodern vein of the satirical writer's duly famous articles penned - and published mostly between March 1835 and the summer of 1836. Casting light on the development of Larra's thought on power relations at this critical stage of his political life, this study offers a chronological, step-by-step analysis of the evolution of Larra's thoughts on power and politics.