Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de 1732-1799

Le barbier de Séville; ou, La précaution inutile; comédie en quatre actes by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
696 editions published between 1775 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 3,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Texte intégral de cette comédie où se côtoient quiproquos, déguisements, artifices, tromperies, trahisons. Il est accompagné d'une présentation de la pièce (genèse et sources, analyse des types théâtraux, traitement de la thématique maître et valet) ainsi que d'un dossier permettant de mieux comprendre l'oeuvre

Le mariage de Figaro; comédie en cinq actes, en prose by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
424 editions published between 1784 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,438 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Histoire de la pièce et de son texte accompagnée d'une étude sur ses représentations, d'une description et d'une discussion des différentes sources et d'une bibliographie matérielle comprenant une soixantaine d'éditions anciennes. Le texte de la pièce est présenté dans la version autorisée de la deuxième édition de Kehl avec les variantes confirmées et des didascalies de la version originale

Théâtre de Beaumarchais: Le barbier de Séville, Le mariage de Figaro [et] La mére coupable by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
318 editions published between 1841 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 1,731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Théatre complet; lettres relatives à son théatre by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
95 editions published between 1899 and 1973 in 4 languages and held by 1,109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

La folle journée, ou, Le mariage de Figaro comédie en cinq actes, en prose by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
264 editions published between 1784 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Un château, une jeune camériste aimée de deux hommes, une intrigue à laquelle tout le monde se mêle. Mais tout s'arrange et "tout finit par des chansons". Avec brio, Beaumarchais réconcilie avant la lettre, nous sommes en 1784, maîtres et valets

The barber of Seville, and the marriage of Figaro by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
15 editions published between 1964 and 1988 in English and held by 781 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Théâtre by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
127 editions published between 1828 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'intégrale du théâtre de Beaumarchais, présentée, annotée et commentée par un de ses descendants directs, ayant eu accès à des archives familiales encore inexploitées

The marriage of Figaro by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
15 editions published between 1960 and 2006 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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 a

The barber of Seville by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ( Book )
42 editions published between 1776 and 2013 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Typescript (photocopy), with author's note regarding the inclusion of two songs of his own composition for use in this production

Beaumarchais par lui-même by Philippe van Tieghem ( Book )
5 editions published between 1960 and 1967 in French and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide