William D Howarth
Biographic Data
| ID | 9319557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William D Howarth |
| GIVEN NAMES | William D |
| FAMILY NAME | Howarth |
| SIGNATURE | HOWARTH W D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beaumarchais and the Theatre
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…
French Theatre in the Neo-Classical Era, 1550-1789
Beaumarchais and the Theatre
From Neo-classical to Romantic Aesthetics
In a passage which for me goes to the very heart of the neo-classical aesthetic, George Steiner writes: In a very real sense, the tragic hero lets his servants live for him. It is they who assume the corrupting burdens of hunger, sleep and ailment. This is one of the decisive differences between the world of the novel, which is that of prose, and the world of the tragic theatre, which is that of verse. In prose fiction, as D. H. Lawrence remarked…
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From Neo-classical to Romantic Aesthetics
In a passage which for me goes to the very heart of the neo-classical aesthetic, George Steiner writes: In a very real sense, the tragic hero lets his servants live for him. It is they who assume the corrupting burdens of hunger, sleep and ailment. This is one of the decisive differences between the world of the novel, which is that of prose, and the world of the tragic theatre, which is that of verse. In prose fiction, as D. H. Lawrence remarked…
Beaumarchais and the Theatre
French Theatre in the Neo-Classical Era, 1550-1789
Beaumarchais and the Theatre
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…
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