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The Barber of Seville

By: Pierre de Beaumarchais

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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) was an exceptional French writer of prose comedy during the eighteenth century. He is best known for his theatrical works of the three Figaro plays. Beaumarchais had an action-filled career as a watchmaker, musician, secret agent, businessman, diplomat and a financer of revolutions. His literary career was as turbulent as his personal life. After a series of lawsuits in Paris, the accounts of his trials made his reputation as a sarcastic, effective, and recognized writer. "The Barber of Seville" (1775) was originally a comic opera, or a mixture of spoken play with music. The story was based on an ill-fated alliance between Beaumarchais' sister and Jose Clavijo, a Spanish writer. In addition, Beaumarchais raises a cry for the condemnation of the prevailing social system through his main character, Figaro. The work was prohibited in 1773 for indecency then received with great success two years later.

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1420942581

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9781420942583

The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

By: Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais

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The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

By: Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais

A French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (1732-99) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro - triumphant successes that were used as the basis of operas by Mozart and Rossini. A highly engaging comedy of intrigue, The Barber of Seville portrays the resourceful Figaro foiling a jealous old man's attempts to keep his beautiful ward from her lover. And The Marriage of Figaro - condemned by Louis XVI for its daring satire of nobility and privilege - depicts a master and servant set in opposition by their desire for the same woman. With characteristic lightness of touch, Beaumarchais created an audacious farce of disguise and mistaken identity that balances wit, frivolity and seriousness in equal measure.

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0141960736

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9780141960739

The Marriage of Figaro

By: Pierre Carlet de Chamblain Marivaux

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The Marriage of Figaro

By: Pierre Carlet de Chamblain Marivaux

First produced at the Odéon in 1784 The Marriage of Figaro,the second play of Beaumarchais' trilogy was an instant success and ran for an unprecedented 116 performances. Written six years earlier the play had been subject to the rigorous demands of no fewer than six censors, appointed one after the other by Louis XVI, with the principal purpose of preventing such a seditious piece of work from ever reaching the stage. Perhaps the king was right for Beaumarchais’ revolutionary attitudes towards women and the aristocracy espoused the popular feeling that would turn social order on its head and cause the king to lose his own in the subsequent decade. Figaro, full of an irrepressible joie de vivre remains one of drama’s arch-plotters, determinedly outwitting the cast of villains’ mountebanks and rivals who seek to ensnare him and bring about his downfall. His survival is not simply a testimony to his own endurance and inner strength but a signal to the world that the common man has rights and that the modern world must reform itself or be reformed if he is to be allowed to enjoy them.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783193786

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9781783193783

The Barber of Seville; Or, the Useless Precaution (Dodo Press)

By: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais

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The Barber of Seville; Or, the Useless Precaution (Dodo Press)

By: Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) was a watch-maker, inventor, musician, politician, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms-dealer, and revolutionary (both French and American). He was best known, however, for his theatrical works, especially the three Figaro plays. Beaumarchais is well remembered for his essential support for the American Revolution. Louis XVI, who did not want to break openly with England, allowed him to found a commercial enterprise, Roderigue Hortalez and Co., supported by the French and Spanish crowns, whose real purpose was to supply the American rebels with weapons, munitions, clothes, and provisions. Shortly after Voltaire's death in 1778, he set out to publish Voltaire's complete works, many of which were banned in France. While the venture proved a financial failure, Beaumarchais was instrumental in preserving many of Voltaire's later works which otherwise might have been lost. His Figaro plays are indicative of the change in social attitudes before, during, and after the French Revolution. His works include: The Barber of Seville; or, The Useless Precaution (1773) and The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro (1778).

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1409951995

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9781409951995

Le mariage de Figaro

By: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais,Guy Bourbonnais

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Le mariage de Figaro

By: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais,Guy Bourbonnais

Petite collection à vocation scolaire (niveaux secondaire et collégial) comportant une quinzaine de titres en octobre 2001. Le texte, intégral ou composé d'extraits, occupe environ la moitié des pages. Il est suivi d'une présentation (contexte sociohistorique, l'oeuvre expliquée, etc.), d'une plongée dans l'oeuvre (questions sur l'oeuvre à partir de plusieurs extraits) et d'annexes (tableau chronologique, etc.). [SDM].

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Laval, Québec : Beauchemin

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2761611942

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9782761611947

The Figaro Trilogy

The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, The Guilty Mother

By: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

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The Figaro Trilogy

The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, The Guilty Mother

By: Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

The Barber of Seville * The Marriage of Figaro * The Guilty Mother Eighteenth-century France produced only one truly international theatre star, Beaumarchais, and only one name, Figaro, to put with Don Quixote or D'Artagnan in the ranks of popular myth. But who was Figaro? Not the impertinent valet of the operas of Mozart or Rossini, but both the spirit of resistance to oppression and a bourgeois individualist like his creator. The three plays in which he plots and schemes chronicle the slide of the ancien régime into revolution but also chart the growth of Beaumarchais' humanitarianism. They are also exuberant theatrical entertainments, masterpieces of skill, invention, and social satire which helped shape the direction of French theatre for a hundred years. This lively new translation catches all the zest and energy of the most famous valet in French literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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0191604569

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9780191604560

Book's by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville

The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

The Barber of Seville; Or, the Useless Precaution (Dodo Press)

The Barber of Seville; Or, the Useless Precaution (Dodo Press)

Le mariage de Figaro

Le mariage de Figaro

The Figaro Trilogy

The Figaro Trilogy

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