The Follies of a Day; Or, The Marriage of Figaro
Author : Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 1785
Category : Marriage
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Author : Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 12,8 MB
Release : 1785
Category : Marriage
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Author : Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,39 MB
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Drama
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In The Follies of a Day, readers follow the comical drama of the Count, the Countess, Figaro, Bartholo, and Basilio in the second installment of 3 plays. Following The Barber of Seville, Figaro is a devious schemer, but in terms of plot, his own plans fail and confound him every time.
Author : Thomas Holcroft
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 1824
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Author : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Publisher : Alma Books
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0714545333
John Wells introduces the opera with a high-spirited account of the action-packed career of the author, in many respects the prototype of Figaro himself. Basil Deane explores the score: he shows that Mozart's characters are illuminated here not so much in soliloquies but in their reactions to each other. Composer Stephen Oliver discusses how the comedy exists not just in the words but, essentially, in the music. The full Italian text is given, with a note on the order of scenes in Act Three and the alternative passages Mozart wrote for the 1789 revival. The classic translation of E.J. Dent is an excellent way to get to know the twists and turns of the plot and the stylish wit of da Ponte's innuendos.Contents: A Society Marriage, John Wells; A Musical Commentary, Basil Deane; Music and Comedy in 'The Marriage of Figaro, Stephen Oliver; Beaumarchais's Characters; Le nozze di Figaro: Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte; The Marriage of Figaro: English version by Edward J. Dent
Author : Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 22,44 MB
Release : 2003-10-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0191604569
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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Page : 510 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 1785
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Author : Harriet Dorothea Macpherson
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Page : 28 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 1925
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Author : Tobias Smollett
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Page : 504 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 1785
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Author : Frederick Burwick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1119044359
Historical Narrative Offers Introduction to Romanticism by Placing Key Figures in Overall Social Context Going beyond the general literary survey, A History of Romantic Literature examines the literatures of sensibility and intensity as well as the aesthetic dimensions of horror and terror, sublimity and ecstasy, by providing a richly integrated account of shared themes, interests, innovations, rivalries and disputes among the writers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Drawing from the assemblage theory, Prof. Burwick maintains that the literature of the period is inseparable from prevailing economic conditions and ongoing political and religious turmoil, as well as developments in physics, astronomy, music and art. Thus, rather than deal with authors as if they worked in isolation from society, he identifies and describes their interactions with their communities and with one another, as well as their responses to current events. By connecting seemingly scattered and random events such as the bank crisis of 1825, he weaves the coincidental into a coherent narrative of the networking that informed the rise and progress of Romanticism. Notable features of the book include: A strong narrative structure divided into four major chronological periods: Revolution, 1789-1798; Napoleonic Wars, 1799-1815; Riots, 1815-1820; Reform, 1821-1832 Thorough coverage of major and minor figures and institutions of the Romantic movement (including Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Montague and the Bluestockings, Lord Byron, John Keats, Letitia Elizabeth Landon etc.) Emphasis on the influence of social networks among authors, such as informal dinners and teas, clubs, salons and more formal institutions With its extensive coverage and insightful analysis set within a lively historical narrative, History of Romantic Literature is highly recommended for courses on British Romanticism at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. It will also prove a highly useful reference for advanced scholars pursuing their own research.
Author : Friedrich Melchior Freiherr von Grimm
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Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,65 MB
Release : 1815
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