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Beaumarchais and the Theatre

By William D. Howarth

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1995
ISBN
0415007518, 9780415007511
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
633 kB (648527 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
284\0
Time added
2017-02-20 05:13:28
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Description

William D Howarth sets Le Mariage de Figaro and Beaumarchais's other dramatic works in the broad historical context of pre-revolutionary France, providing a unique and authoritative study of the dramatist and his plays. He presents detailed analyses of the plays themselves, discussing their critical receptions, their influence on drama of the period and their legacy. Included is a discussion of the operatic adaptations: Mozart's Mariage de Figaro and Rossini's Le Barbier de Seville. The author also provides analyses of sketches and fragments only recently re-discovered. Beaumarchais and the Theatre is a comprehensive and much needed study of one of the most significant playwrights of the turbulent eighteenth century. It is invaluable reading for students of theatre history.

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