William D Howarth

Beaumarchais and the Theatre

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780415755009
• ISBN-10: 041575500X
• Artikelnr.: 39700503

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I The Making of a Dramatist
Chapter 1 Watchmaker, Musician, Courtier
Chapter 2 Pamphleteer and Public Figure
Chapter 3 Diplomat and Secret Agent
Chapter 4 Beaumarchais and the Revolution
Part II The Context of a Career
Chapter 5 Theatres and Theatregoing in the Ancien Régime
Chapter 6 Dramatic Writing in the Eighteenth Century
Chapter 7 The Theatre and Authority in the Eighteenth Century
Part III The Plays
Chapter 8 Beaumarchais and the Parades
Chapter 9 Other Fragments
Chapter 10 Eugénie
Chapter 11 Les Deux Amis
Chapter 12 Le Barbier de Séville
Chapter 13 Le Mariage De Figaro
Chapter 14 Tarare
Chapter 15 La Mère Coupable
Conclusion