Beaumarchais and the Theatre
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
041575500X
ISBN-13
9780415755009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 24th, 2014
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
385 grams
Ksh 8,650.00
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William D. Howarth sets Le Mariage de Figaro and Beaumarchais' other dramatic works in the broad context of pre-Revolutionary France, providing a unique and authoritative study of the dramatist and his plays.
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.
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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