Beaumarchais and the Theatre

William D. Howarth

ISBN 10: 0415007518 / ISBN 13: 9780415007511

Published by Routledge 1995-04-20, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beaumarchais and the Theatre
• Publisher: Routledge 1995-04-20
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415007518
• ISBN 13: 9780415007511
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

William D. Howarth is Emeritus Professor of French at Bristol University and Honorary Professor of French at the University of Warwick. He has written widely on the subject of French drama, and previous publications include Life and Letters in France: The Seventeenth Century, Sublime and Grotesque: A Study of French Romantic Drama, Molière: A Playwright and his Audience and, as editor, Comic Drama: The European Heritage.